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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: VHS ERA on May 06, 2020, 10:30:15 AM
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0c6wXHEyE/?igshid=hs173ndn32kb
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Ok I realize now this could be in photos/videos. Move it if you want. Or don’t.
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Any Harlod Hunter footage is always good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrNguddmjeI
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Damn that’s a bummer! Visited the city my first time this past September and stood outside the fence wanting to hop so bad. Lots of cops so I didn’t.
Pretty bummed I never got to at least scope it.
Rip to another historical spot :'(
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First the little, now the big too. A tragic.
Spent a week in the tombs in 94'. Got released with my buddy who also skated, walked out the door not knowing where we were, but boom, there we were at the brooklyn banks. We had driven to the city from suburban Maryland for dirt bricks, but got knocked by the dirty 30. Those cops took everything they found for themselves so we were released. Anyways, central bookings is far from uptown and the last thing we expected to see upon release was the banks. Wonder if there are still bricks there to take.
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burnt toast
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Bummer. My first thought was: "I wonder if Steve from 5boro knows what's up"
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_1KobblUUx/
Quote from his post: "As if 2020 could get any worse... hoping the Big Banks situation is just temporary. The #brooklynbanks are the soul of nyc skateboarding. @mitchell_silver can you let us know what @nycparks is planning to do with the space when construction is done? In 2004 when the city demolished the small banks on the other side of Rose street the community were told that the brick banks between Pearl and Rose streets would become a skatepark(which it did) and the space has been used by generations of skateboarders, bmxers and other members of the community. This hallowed ground is so significant to NYC’s culture and for it to be demolished or altered without any discussion would seem tragic. Please let us know."
@tybeall commented on the Quartersnacks post:
"Gunna be storefronts under the bridge I talked to one of the contractors 😔"
To which Steve responded:
"that will be so tough to fight but I will try."
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fuct
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:/ well that sucks.
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Banks been dead for 15 years.
Glad I went to skate the big banks in summer 2017 a few times but to be honest it was so crusty and slow. Snuck in and took a brick from the small banks recently.
The moment they turned the big banks into a “skatepark” that was their downfall. Just because it is a historical skate spot doesn’t mean that putting a bunch of shitty wood ramps around improves the situation for politics. Could’ve been conceived as a public space where skateboarding is allowed. I appreciate what Steve tried to do but with all due respects I think he might have rubbed everyone in the city the wrong way. Skateboarders don’t get to own all property under nyc bridges. Could’ve stopped the building of fat kid and les in favor of saving the banks.
Should fight to reopen the small banks. Or take all the bricks and rebuild it elsewhere.
The first real ledge I grinded was at the small banks where Kalis does the “perfect” kickflip.
RIP
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Such a bummer. One of the best spots of all time.
My favorite trick is the often overlooked Nollie Inward Heelflip over the wall by Quim in 1994.
At the :15 mark of 411 # 8 openers.
https://youtu.be/Up1L0AnBMUU
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Welsh switch tre is first to come to mind
and me shredding the banks as Cardiel in Grind Session in 1999
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Grateful that I got to skate there back in the day! He's not exactly synonymous with NYC, but I always liked how JT's opening line in Welcome To Hell snaked through the spot.
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RIP
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I'm bummed for the NY skate scene to potentially lose this, but personally I don't give a shit. I was never really a fan of the spot and every NY trip we would get stuck there for hours upon hours. Something about driving a few hours to NY, a city full of spots, only to get stuck at the banks irritated me.
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Nothing lasts forever, even cold November rain
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Theres a milion money. Banks in ny why come we can’t keep this
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Welsh switch tre is first to come to mind
and me shredding the banks as Cardiel in Grind Session in 1999
Stevie switch tre, too
https://youtu.be/d7LV7NsAE68
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Went to NYC last July of 2019. First time skating and filming in the city. We walked past the banks and of course it was littered with cop cars. Didn't even really get a good look.
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someone already posted quims nollie inward heel which is sick. People talk about his nollie varial flip alot which is also for good reason, best nollie varial flip ever done in my opinion.
at 4:08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCuoaFn_MRs
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The banks died when the small banks were closed. No one skated the large banks really until the smaller banks were closed. If you timed your trick right on the small banks, which was hard to do, due to the varying cracks in the bricks, you could get such a nice boost.
As far as best clip I think Javier’s switch flip is the shit. I only ever Ollied the wall and it took me 10 tries to find the right place to Ollie from.
Saw Cardiel and Stranger FS grinding the tiny lip where Freddy does the KF wall ride. Wish someone was filming them cause it was sick.
Favorite Banks Part though:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v4sGPc0d5CY
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First the little, now the big too. A tragic.
Spent a week in the tombs in 94'. Got released with my buddy who also skated, walked out the door not knowing where we were, but boom, there we were at the brooklyn banks. We had driven to the city from suburban Maryland for dirt bricks, but got knocked by the dirty 30. Those cops took everything they found for themselves so we were released. Anyways, central bookings is far from uptown and the last thing we expected to see upon release was the banks. Wonder if there are still bricks there to take.
Damn. That must have felt like a month. Did you find out it was the tombs upon entry? You must have been a teen at the time. Scary shit. Look up the tombs for those that don’t know. It’s right across the off ramp.
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A friend of mine is working on the job, just sent me these photos on IG and said "crushing it"
(https://i.imgur.com/2PcZXby.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/RPJfXBx.jpg)
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Those wooden forms give me some hope. They might use them to mold concrete trannies?
Fingers crossed that this ain't RIP Brooklyn Banks..
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that place was magical
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t9BRqGpppJw
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RIP BB
Got to skate them in their prime, went to NYC with a few dudes who knew some dudes and ended skating with HH and that crew on my first trip there (and then hits lots of spots, like 15 of us the rest of the day)...those guys were next fucking level back then.
(https://www.reelnegative.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_6890-1400x934.jpg)
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https://www.instagram.com/p/Bziw2olFo_e/
Damn. Here's a classic.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=ocKQx-DLccU
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First the little, now the big too. A tragic.
Spent a week in the tombs in 94'. Got released with my buddy who also skated, walked out the door not knowing where we were, but boom, there we were at the brooklyn banks. We had driven to the city from suburban Maryland for dirt bricks, but got knocked by the dirty 30. Those cops took everything they found for themselves so we were released. Anyways, central bookings is far from uptown and the last thing we expected to see upon release was the banks. Wonder if there are still bricks there to take.
How was the food in the tombs? Also, was it as cold as people say it is?
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Damn, that’s sad. Here’s to the old days.
https://youtu.be/HVyzT1hZ67Q
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Happened to be out there visiting when Mike V ollied the big fence. One of the most insane things I’ve seen in person for sure.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/Bziw2olFo_e/
Damn. Here's a classic.
Is that Vallely? Goofy foot seeming wrong
Edit: just read comments, nevermind!
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Tom Penny with the switch bs flip -so good.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t9BRqGpppJw
Nice
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Happened to be out there visiting when Mike V ollied the big fence. One of the most insane things I’ve seen in person for sure.
That must have been crazy to see!!
Did anyone keep the spike?
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https://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2013/05/chrome-ball-incident-900-anybody-in.html?m=1
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https://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2013/05/chrome-ball-incident-900-anybody-in.html?m=1
Missing this pic?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoEsNyqlVtt/?hl=en
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I always liked seeing people skate the bridge support base as a wall ride spot. Zered Bassett switch flip frontside wallride comes to mind
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First the little, now the big too. A tragic.
Spent a week in the tombs in 94'. Got released with my buddy who also skated, walked out the door not knowing where we were, but boom, there we were at the brooklyn banks. We had driven to the city from suburban Maryland for dirt bricks, but got knocked by the dirty 30. Those cops took everything they found for themselves so we were released. Anyways, central bookings is far from uptown and the last thing we expected to see upon release was the banks. Wonder if there are still bricks there to take.
Cold sandwich bag lunch twice a day. Never ate the meat. Just the bread. There were times when the holding cells were so crowded everyone sat down on the floor in shifts, because there wasn't enough room for everyone to sit on the floor at once. The main holding cell where there were ports to talk to your lawyers was unbelievable. Big dude stood right behind ever person taking to the hot later and openly beat off. Came multiple times that day on the floor. No one even tried to stop him. All wife open and in front of everyone. Cops just laughed.
COs beat this dude from PR so bad. He had seen a handcuff key somehow. COs knew it. Came into the tank to search him and ask you heard was 200 people's handcuffs clicking back together. We were handcuffed for days it seemed. Anyways, they knew he had it, bear him bloody. Never found the key and finally left the tank. As soon as the turned their backs, dude sticks his tongue out of his bloody mouth and split lips to reveal the handcuff key they wanted so badly. Followed immediately by a razor blade.
I consider myself lucky it was my first time locked up. Everything after that was easy. Actually, Camden county a decade + later was worse. Mad max style worse.
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Keenan's bs heel over the wall.
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Happened to be out there visiting when Mike V ollied the big fence. One of the most insane things I’ve seen in person for sure.
Did anyone keep the spike?
Hard to believe its that guy but thats the sickest thing done there
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If anyone is bored in these turbulent lock-down times it would be great to have an edit of all the gnarly footage from the banks over the years. If one already exists please link.
I was there over the summer, first time was '94, Great times.
I wish I grabbed a brick or two, all was shut down, even if they did bring it back it was all so choppy not sure it would still be any fun.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMXWmuRMZ1s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMXWmuRMZ1s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrNguddmjeI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrNguddmjeI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DajBwF0bGVQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DajBwF0bGVQ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRdEV482ffU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRdEV482ffU)
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wwwwaaaaacccckkkkkk
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This sucks so much. Always thought this was pretty crazy at 4:40
https://youtu.be/nNpqjyfvP7c
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If anyone is bored in these turbulent lock-down times it would be great to have an edit of all the gnarly footage from the banks over the years. If one already exists please link.
I was there over the summer, first time was '94, Great times.
I wish I grabbed a brick or two, all was shut down, even if they did bring it back it was all so choppy not sure it would still be any fun.
I’m hoping for this too. I have the time but I don’t think I know the history well enough and ill omit some classic tricks and people will yell at me. Someone should do it though.
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And, you can't talk about the banks without thinking of Harold so here he is acting spewing some medical mumbo jumbo with Sharif, good shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQtYSP9_JW8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQtYSP9_JW8)
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This sucks. Been such a slow sad death for the banks. If anyone is going to check it out please hook me up with a brick.
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e4/4f/33/e44f3383485ebc8babbf5593100373f2.jpg)
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53e56ca8e4b0cc1fd4ca8778/1545287709662-TKYSK9W5GAEH85XS5YYH/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kHem505q6McQd8XRhQc9zkRZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpxpEURhgSBEh9ILe0HKIG3CcOCklsxWwam3CdWF6Xw7jwVv5P97BEtB5XaVnmvMtTA/image-asset.jpeg)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiVCf_QA4W9/?igshid=i41gx460756u
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7LV7NsAE68
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Damn, so glad I got to get session in. Even had a Gonz sighting...
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https://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/search/label/brooklyn%20banks
Gotta love the chrome ball incident.
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First the little, now the big too. A tragic.
Spent a week in the tombs in 94'. Got released with my buddy who also skated, walked out the door not knowing where we were, but boom, there we were at the brooklyn banks. We had driven to the city from suburban Maryland for dirt bricks, but got knocked by the dirty 30. Those cops took everything they found for themselves so we were released. Anyways, central bookings is far from uptown and the last thing we expected to see upon release was the banks. Wonder if there are still bricks there to take.
Cold sandwich bag lunch twice a day. Never ate the meat. Just the bread. There were times when the holding cells were so crowded everyone sat down on the floor in shifts, because there wasn't enough room for everyone to sit on the floor at once. The main holding cell where there were ports to talk to your lawyers was unbelievable. Big dude stood right behind ever person taking to the hot later and openly beat off. Came multiple times that day on the floor. No one even tried to stop him. All wife open and in front of everyone. Cops just laughed.
COs beat this dude from PR so bad. He had seen a handcuff key somehow. COs knew it. Came into the tank to search him and ask you heard was 200 people's handcuffs clicking back together. We were handcuffed for days it seemed. Anyways, they knew he had it, bear him bloody. Never found the key and finally left the tank. As soon as the turned their backs, dude sticks his tongue out of his bloody mouth and split lips to reveal the handcuff key they wanted so badly. Followed immediately by a razor blade.
I consider myself lucky it was my first time locked up. Everything after that was easy. Actually, Camden county a decade + later was worse. Mad max style worse.
Damn, the tombs sound way wild and disgusting. Can only imagine Camden county.
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KB fs 360 over the rail and Strobeck fucked up the clip with his "zoom".
Anyone Zoom with Strobeck? 😂
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Jake Johnson’s wallie tailslide was pretty hard to wrap my mind around when it first dropped. I mean, it still is, but it used to be way more difficult.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LGj_pnEcV/?igshid=yxfq6d6vcel8
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LGj_pnEcV/?igshid=yxfq6d6vcel8
it feels like i'm looking at something holy
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7purpF89k/?igshid=j6357x5u65kb
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Yerrr We got a petition going to try to save the banks, I have sources that say they are going to lay rough concrete down on Monday. So yo let's get as many signatures as possible as quick as possible. We saved Tompkins and if we cant save the banks, we ain't shit.
https://www.change.org/p/nyc-parks-department-save-the-brooklyn-banks?source_location=topic_page
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8oIWiB00J/?igshid=16q7zccmk8xxc
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CAELtd1lb4F/?igshid=eh8f2spmypx5
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIeiUTFOVD/?igshid=4civf03godb3
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https://youtu.be/g3YeMZV4Bd0
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https://quartersnacks.com/2020/05/a-running-tab-of-dumb-brooklyn-banks-rumors-what-little-we-do-know/
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B_798B_lb2i/
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They've been doing work down there for years and for what? Why even mess with it? Talk about a waste of taxpayer money. Typical NYC corruption.
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when I think of the banks I think of Zered, JJ, Gino and Gonz. Vincent recently from supreme vids.
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The banks died when the small banks were closed. No one skated the large banks really until the smaller banks were closed. If you timed your trick right on the small banks, which was hard to do, due to the varying cracks in the bricks, you could get such a nice boost.
That's when they were the best. I think back then the only time anyone went to the big banks was when it rained to skate a metal door leaning against a wall in that little ball court. The little banks were where it was at.
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Steve Olson back when he was young.