- published: 09 Jan 2016
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A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, scooter, wheelchair,and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs, stairsets, and any number of other objects.
The first skatepark in the world, Surf City at 2169 E. Speedway, Tucson, Arizona opened for business on September 3, 1965. Patti McGee, Women’s National Champion, was here for the grand opening. It had concrete ramps and was operated by Arizona Surf City Enterprises, Inc. A skatepark for skateboarders and skaters which had plywood ramps on a half-acre lot in Kelso, Washington, USA opened in April 1966. It was lighted for night use. The East Coast's first skatepark, Ocean Bowl Skate Park, in Ocean City, Maryland, USA, opened the first week of June, 1976. It is the oldest operating municipal skate park in the United States. Due to time, wear and the current needs of skaters, the old bowl and ramp were torn down in the Fall of 1997 and the new park opened in July 1998. California's first skatepark, the Carlsbad Skatepark opened on March 3, 1976. The World Skateboard Championships were held here on April 10, 1977. It operated until 1979, when it was buried intact beneath a layer of dirt for more than two decades, before being destroyed in 2005. The current Carlsbad Skatepark is in a different location. In 1999 the City of Hermosa Beach, California opened a small skatepark at the site of the first skateboard competition. The competition held at the Pier Avenue Junior Hugh School (now a City museum) was organized by Dewey Weber across the street from his surf and skateboard shop. Makaha Skateboards was a sponsor of the competition.
The skate park is only 15 songs away
and there's nothing that I'd rather do on on this terrible fucking day.
Than break, break, break my fucking bones and feel the pain of self improvement.
It's not your job to make everybody happy.
You don't have to answer to anyone or anybody.
Just stick, stick, stick to your guns.
And don't quit it till you feel like changing them.
And the shame to keep yourself from knowing the things that make you beautiful and complete.
And we lie to ourselves and we can feel our insides rotting.
When the world could be bowing at our feet.
At our feet.
Stick, stick, stick to your guns.
And don't quit it till you feel like changing...
Stick, stick, stick to your guns.
And don't quit it till you feel like changing...
Stick, stick, stick to your guns.
And don't quit it till you feel like changing them.
Stick, stick, stick to your guns.