Grand Opening of the Lincoln Park Skate Spot in Los Angeles
The grand opening of the Lincoln Park Skate Spot took place on 5 March, 2011 in Los Angeles. The occasion was celebrated with a skateboarding session and autograph signing by the Nike SB team. There was also free food and products for the fans in attendance.
The latest addition to the skating spots in Los Angeles was opened with a very special afternoon, as Nike SB team riders, which included Paul Rodriguez, Omar Salazar, Theotis Beasley, Rodrigo Petersen, Danny Supa, Daniel Lebron, Shane O’Neill and Lance Mountain
attended the opening and interacted with the crowd.
The crowd was treated to a quick demo by these talented riders. This included a Nollie 360 flip over the stairs and a Switch crooks on the rail by Rodriguez, a Kickflip crooks by Beasley on the rail section, and a Bigspin fronside boardslide to 180 out over
the stair section by O’Neill.
After the session, the riders proceeded to sign autographs and posed for pictures with fans. The free food and beverages further added to the crowd’s experience, which was definitely a wonderful one. The kids wasted no time in getting on the skate spot to
try it out, and evidently loved it.
Lincoln Park Skate Spot is located at 3501 Valley Boulevard in Los Angeles and the designers of the park include legendary Mountain of Nike SB team, and California Skateparks. The design was brought to reality by the Paul Rodriguez Skate Foundation, the
the LA84 Foundation and Nike SB.
Talking about the inspiration behind the skate spot, Mountain said, “I wanted to get back to basics. The goal was to produce something that is reminiscent of the early days of skate culture when kids would teach themselves balance and control by riding hills.”
Mountain explained that the skate spot is built with a 7 degrees angle in some place, combining the street elements with a traditional snake run to create a truly distinctive skate experience.
On the other hand, Lincoln Park Skate Spot’s creator, Rodriguez, admitted to feeling jealous of the kids today, as he himself could have used a place like the Lincoln Skate Spot during his early years. He further added, “I’m really happy that the Lincoln
Heights community will have a quality and easily accessible skate spot. Los Angeles needs more skate friendly spots!”
Lincoln Park Skate Spot offers features that engage the many diverse styles of skateboarding and focuses on street obstacles and movements rather than just the tricks. Some of the features of the spot include rails, a flatbar, a Euro Gap, a quasi snakerun
and hubba ledges. The spot will allow the skaters to skate in a safe and innovative location.
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