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This is another reason why it’s really good to be good.
The Tony Hawk Foundation, led by - well, who else - the Big Man of skateboarding himself Tony Hawk - has now raised a total of $2 Million.
The money will be used for various skate parks in low-income communities across the U.S.
Who says that […]

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This is yet another reason why graffiti and skates don’t mix well together - SOMETIMES.
A Glen Ellyn skate park is being shut down early because of “substantial” and repeated vandalism - much to the dismay of a lot of skaters in the area.
This is, of course, sad news.
Reports say that sometime between Wednesday afternoon and […]

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Some awesome photos from Irene Chang of famous pros skating in NYC in the late 80’s! Check it out at the House of Steam site.

Boardslide - Tompkins Square Park, 1989.

NYC’s Jeremy Henderson, Barn Ramp Local and Godfather of NY Skate competing in 1989.
“The photos you have are from back […]

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