Unreasonable Expectations
Thank you, private property owner, for greatly overestimating my skills, and indeed the skills of most of the skateboarding population, when it came time for you to decide whether or not this ledge...
View ArticleThis month’s roundup of gratuitous Portland Timbers references
On the left we have Jeep Renegade skateboard themed advertising on the SB Nation network of sports related blogs, this time seen on Stumptown Footy, the one dedicated to the Portland Timbers. On the...
View ArticleA sad skatepark or art installation?
Thanks to Matthijs for this picture of what is either a conceptual art piece or a very sad little skatepark located in Amsterdam. That round planter to right probably sees more acton.
View ArticleBig, Beefy, Blue Dessert Parking Blocks
These big, beefy parking blocks are located about a 100 miles east of San Diego, near the Republic of Slowjamistan. The pictures don’t show how big they are. I didn’t have a ruler with me but I...
View ArticleNameless, but not Skateless
There are famous examples of skate able transitioned walls in architecture that have appeared in skate photos over the year, but this new one from Nameless Architecture in Daejeon, South Korea takes...
View ArticleSpot Check: Chattanooga
This is the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga. This photo is from a deleted account on Reddit. I originally spotted this in the subreddit TonyHawkitecture where it has appeared more than once. This...
View ArticleSpot Check: It’s the DMV at the Dead Mall!
Dead malls may be the equivalent of foreclosed homes with pools for street skaters. Is this spot a bust? The DMV is the only thing you can access, and it’s usually got a huge line. The employees...
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