ing The Comprehensive Histo ry of By Skylar Summers The 50s60s Skateboards created so when surfing wasnt feasible Sidewalk Surfing was available Skateboards were made from roller skates and Well Boards ID: 403271
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Skateboard
ing
The Comprehensive Histo
ry of
By Skylar SummersSlide2
The 50’s-60’s
Skateboards created so when surfing wasn’t
feasible, “Sidewalk Surfing” was available.
Skateboards were made from roller skates and.. Well.. Boards.1959, Roller derby skateboards put into production
1960-1965 over 50 million skateboards put into production1965 Safety officials deem skateboarding “unsafe” and skate recession starts
Skateboarding seems as though it was just a fad and dies as quick as it was born.
“The Craze and Menace of Skateboards” Life
Magazine May 1965Slide3
The 70’s
"There was so much aggression...they were more like a street gang than a skate
team“ – Skateboarder MagazinePhoto: z-boys 1975
With the skate recession still in effect,
Derbys and Style Competitions are in few numbers.1973, Polyurethane Wheels invented skating is popularized again.
“Z-boys” introduce an aggressive skate style that many accept as the birth of modern skating.1976, the “Ollie” introduced by Alan Gelfield
Insurance costs and dimming crowds slowed the sport down, it’s second remission hits.Slide4
The 80’s
Vertical ramps revive the sport again“Vert” skating dominates the sport in the early 80’s
Superstars are made. (Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero)In later 80’s, “Street” skating dominates and new superstars are made (Mike Valley, Rodney Mullen) Skateboarding is still considered an “underground sport”
Above: Tony Hawk performs a ‘Layback”
Right: Rodney Mullen demonstrates a
FingerflipSlide5
The 90’s
The 90’s bring skateboarding out of obscurity with more televised competition.1995, the first X-Games relays skateboarding to millions and gains general acceptance.
X-Games test both “
Vert” and “Street” disciplines. Pictured is Shaun White X-Games 2007Slide6
00’s-Current
Skateboarding is still alive and well. Different boards for different
disiplinesVertical, Street, Freestyle and Slalom
The following video illustrates the amazing advances that we have made in the last 60 yearshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EahajVER2mo
Rider: Knox
Heslop, Photo Skylar SummersSlide7
Works cited
“The Concrete Wave” – Michael Brooks Sept 1, 1999
Pgs
30-35,47-56, 110,186-195“The Impossible: Rodney Mullen, Ryan Sheckler
and the Fantastic History of Skateboarding.” – Cole Louison 2011 Skatelog.com – Kathie Fry; 1950’s and 1960’s
Salt Lake City Longboarders Group – All local Skater’s picturesTransworld
Magazine – Images of Tony Hawk and Rodney MullenRiders: JP Masters, Blake
Fronk
. Photo: Skylar Summers