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Skateboarding => Travel Guide => Topic started by: lamfordie on July 06, 2020, 11:26:35 AM
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Going to be in the Silverlake area for the weekend and want to see what skate spots are around the area. Thanks in advance Pals
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frogtown skatepark is fun and you'll definitely meet people there. look up "lewis macadams riverfront park"
if you skate north along the river next to the park, you'll encounter a couple spots you'll recognize within a few minutes. griffith park is nearby as well and very fun, drive along crystal springs drive and you'll find the ditch
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Silverlake Ramen is the best place to stop and get a meal while out and about. Especially, if you go around 2 or 3 in the afternoon when there isn't a line.
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That circle manual pad spot where Terp ollied over the bus bench is here
601 Silver Lake Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
United States
And the tall white ledges dylan. skated is around the corner.
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Silverlake is like perfectly located and you’ll be close to tons of spots throughout LA.
I’m in Highland Park which is like 15 mins away and here’s some spots you could check out:
Franklin High School has these banks that are super fun and usually a trash can or bench to skate as well. You’ve def seen it in videos before. The banks are right off the ave 53 side of the school. Oh and the 18 that Arto skates in Sorry and Templeton lipslid in This Is Skateboarding is there lol, cool spot to check out for the history alone.
Garvanza and South Pasadena skatepark are also really close and fun.
Home Depot curbs/DIY off of Figueroa St. in Cypress Park is close by and always fun. You’ll also be close to Frogtown park mentioned above over there.
The banks with the channel gap that the wknd team and others always skate is off Eagle Rock blvd in glassell park.
Lots of others if you just drive/skate around!
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If you only have a weekend and are doing other stuff, I'd do this:
Bronson Canyon ditch, Griffith Park, Kenny Anderson ledges (friendship auditorium), Home depot curbs and Lockwood. Also the art school where tons of people skate now: Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts. From that school you can easily head into DTLA via grand Ave and you'll come up on this flat ground spot on the left, you will recognize, that also has ledges and stairs. Mini jkwon is not far from the art school and across the street are these banks that have been in a bunch of stuff. Intersection of Sunset and Figueroa.
Silver lake, echo park, Los Feliz all have random things sprinkled around everywhere, but if time, driving, parking is an issue, I'd stick to the above list. Might be worthwhile to explore Wilshire too and skate jkwon aka Korea radio.
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I can't add too much to what has already been said, but Silverlake is pretty centrally located as far as being in the cut of Los Angeles goes.
I would say don't get sucked into Downtown unless you have specific places you'd like to go. Skating isn't that great downtown, but the surrounding neighborhoods are great like Koreatown, Highland Park, Pasadena...
Also, maybe just download a free skatespot app on your phone for quick references. Most apps are not great, but they might have that one spot your looking for or just a suggestion that might put you in a cool area.
PM me if you find yourself having some extra time or want to link for a session!
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I see some good posts here. Dont go to lockwood. The fence is very tall and has spades on top.. I have a few spots saved on google maps, pm me if youre interested.
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costco curbs in atwater
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http://www.instagram.com/p/CFshBkQpAj2/?igshid=1ic352k5qdfez (http://www.instagram.com/p/CFshBkQpAj2/?igshid=1ic352k5qdfez)
In case anyone has an idea
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Silverlake is like perfectly located and you’ll be close to tons of spots throughout LA.
I’m in Highland Park which is like 15 mins away and here’s some spots you could check out:
Franklin High School has these banks that are super fun and usually a trash can or bench to skate as well. You’ve def seen it in videos before. The banks are right off the ave 53 side of the school. Oh and the 18 that Arto skates in Sorry and Templeton lipslid in This Is Skateboarding is there lol, cool spot to check out for the history alone.
Garvanza and South Pasadena skatepark are also really close and fun.
Home Depot curbs/DIY off of Figueroa St. in Cypress Park is close by and always fun. You’ll also be close to Frogtown park mentioned above over there.
The banks with the channel gap that the wknd team and others always skate is off Eagle Rock blvd in glassell park.
Lots of others if you just drive/skate around!
Where off eagle rock blvd are those banks?
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Silverlake is like perfectly located and you’ll be close to tons of spots throughout LA.
The banks with the channel gap that the wknd team and others always skate is off Eagle Rock blvd in glassell park.
Where off eagle rock blvd are those banks?
My friend - you're on a computer, google earth it - I did and found the spot using street view in under one minute.
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Silverlake is like perfectly located and you’ll be close to tons of spots throughout LA.
The banks with the channel gap that the wknd team and others always skate is off Eagle Rock blvd in glassell park.
Where off eagle rock blvd are those banks?
My friend - you're on a computer, google earth it - I did and found the spot using street view in under one minute.
You're right, my bad. In my head eagle rock seems like a pretty long street but it was easy tracking it down with street view. Gonna try to go skate that spot tomorrow.
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Silverlake is like perfectly located and you’ll be close to tons of spots throughout LA.
The banks with the channel gap that the wknd team and others always skate is off Eagle Rock blvd in glassell park.
Where off eagle rock blvd are those banks?
My friend - you're on a computer, google earth it - I did and found the spot using street view in under one minute.
You're right, my bad. In my head eagle rock seems like a pretty long street but it was easy tracking it down with street view. Gonna try to go skate that spot tomorrow.
It's pretty hard to hit, but looks cool - good luck!
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Does anyone know where this tennis court bank to curb spot is? :) Guessing it’s somewhere on the east side.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFi2xMDQR9/?igshid=1x4s73tnvlz58
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Hermon Park.
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Hermon Park.
Literally 1 mile away from me. Thank you!
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Literally 1 mile away from me. Thank you!
you pretty close to me then.
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anyone got a pin for that Koreatown bank over stairs?
have yet to find it, thanks in advance
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anyone got a pin for that Koreatown bank over stairs?
have yet to find it, thanks in advance
w 1st St and s new hampshire ave
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never have i hated living on a street more than i have s new hampshire.
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never have i hated living on a street more than i have s new hampshire.
i'm sure you saw the craig boys a lot while living there
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never have i hated living on a street more than i have s new hampshire.
i lived at 114, which is right next to the spot, but this was back in 2017, and i don't remember it being a spot then. i'm pretty sure the bank you land in was completely grass/dirt at the time.
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never have i hated living on a street more than i have s new hampshire.
i lived at 114, which is right next to the spot, but this was back in 2017, and i don't remember it being a spot then. i'm pretty sure the bank you land in was completely grass/dirt at the time.
ah well i mentioned craig cause their house was like less than a block away. i think yonnie griffin stevie and james were livin there at the time
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never have i hated living on a street more than i have s new hampshire.
i lived at 114, which is right next to the spot, but this was back in 2017, and i don't remember it being a spot then. i'm pretty sure the bank you land in was completely grass/dirt at the time.
i was only there for 3 months at the start of 2017, thankfully.
that house sounds like hell. a hell that shall not be imagined.
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never have i hated living on a street more than i have s new hampshire.
i lived at 114, which is right next to the spot, but this was back in 2017, and i don't remember it being a spot then. i'm pretty sure the bank you land in was completely grass/dirt at the time.
i was only there for 3 months at the start of 2017, thankfully.
that house sounds like hell. a hell that shall not be imagined.
lmaoooo you're not wrong
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Fuck I should have asked for spots on here when I lived in LA
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How many of you/us live in Koreatown? I dated a girl on 8th & New Hampshire and have a friend in the same building so I stayed there a lot. I used to live by Lafayette and now I live 2 blocks from J Kwon on James M Wood. It's surprisingly a pain in the ass to find a decent flat for a weekday afternoon. I'll settle by driving to Ramon Cortinez or the local schoolyards in the neighborhood.
For those interested, you can skate J Kwon on Sundays but I don't want to bother with that zoo. When I do, its a go after 9 on a weeknight.
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How many of you/us live in Koreatown? I dated a girl on 8th & New Hampshire and have a friend in the same building so I stayed there a lot. I used to live by Lafayette and now I live 2 blocks from J Kwon on James M Wood. It's surprisingly a pain in the ass to find a decent flat for a weekday afternoon. I'll settle by driving to Ramon Cortinez or the local schoolyards in the neighborhood.
For those interested, you can skate J Kwon on Sundays but I don't want to bother with that zoo. When I do, its a go after 9 on a weeknight.
there's no flat in koreatown because every inch of available space is taken up by a car. parking is so fucked.
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I can't add too much to what has already been said, but Silverlake is pretty centrally located as far as being in the cut of Los Angeles goes.
I would say don't get sucked into Downtown unless you have specific places you'd like to go. Skating isn't that great downtown, but the surrounding neighborhoods are great like Koreatown, Highland Park, Pasadena...
Also, maybe just download a free skatespot app on your phone for quick references. Most apps are not great, but they might have that one spot your looking for or just a suggestion that might put you in a cool area.
PM me if you find yourself having some extra time or want to link for a session!
I’m in Pasadena so I’ll just drop a few tips that I’ve figured out so far for anyone who’s interested:
-DIY spot on the bike path near south Pasadena skatepark (which is a pretty lame park sadly)
-CalTech campus has some good ledges and is only a mild bust
However I’m new here and most of my friends live closer to silver lake/echo park, so I’m sure there are tons of spots I don’t know. Anyone wanna add to the Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley list? Not sure if it warrants its own new thread or not.
And of course I would echo what everyone else says about the Costco curbs and the Home Depot curbs, both a lot of fun.
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south Pasadena skatepark (which is a pretty lame park sadly)
you should be banned for this blasphemy
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As far as Pasadena goes, Theres some nice slightly curved ledges at this school a few blocks from my house, best part is no fence to jump. 5 star and rail near by that one.Ledge at filmore train stop. Theres a tall ass hubba at the convention center, the police station and city hall look like a spot (though ive never tried). Villa Park is a spot. Thats all I can think of off the top of my head.
To me Caltech looks like a bust. I see ledges in the campus but to me it look like people started to get it going, but get kicked before they could get them fully "grinded down",
Strangely enough while driving through an alley I seen a covered mini ramp behind this building, I drive around in front to see what it is, its a law office...
I do usually save pins, but I think most of those are just in my head.
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I’ve seen that same mini ramp behind the office! So weird. I guess lawyers skate too? Or maybe they had a client that wanted to pay in the form of a ramp.
As for CalTech bust factor, I go there fairly regularly. You definitely can’t post up with a crew for hours at the same ledge but if you go solo and keep it moving you can do alright. Might be different than usual because of Covid right now. The only time I got hassled there, a security guard actually tried to give me a bottle of water and a bag of masks. Friendliest bust ever.
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I’ve seen that same mini ramp behind the office! So weird. I guess lawyers skate too? Or maybe they had a client that wanted to pay in the form of a ramp.
As for CalTech bust factor, I go there fairly regularly. You definitely can’t post up with a crew for hours at the same ledge but if you go solo and keep it moving you can do alright. Might be different than usual because of Covid right now. The only time I got hassled there, a security guard actually tried to give me a bottle of water and a bag of masks. Friendliest bust ever.
haha interesting theories. I do want to know the story of the law office mini!
Nice! wonder if that security dude you encountered was a skater. I met this one skater at villa parke that says hes also security at Cal.
I been frequently coming to the campus with my laptop to just be outta the house not having to hear my noisy roomate, and do job apps. Theres new building there and a bunch of new ledges. However, theres plenty of staff and workers around these days.
I been curious if PCC has anything good, but I havent heard much. Got booted from skating flat and a curb at this Church right by though. Need new slappy spot now.
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Damn I think I’m going to skate Herman tomorrow. I’ve wondered about that spot and guessed it was somewhere in the northeast.
Anybody know where the curb up to twelve stair that a lot of people skate is at? Not that I would ever skate it but I just get some deja vu every time I see it and feel like it’s somewhere in the area.
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I’ve seen that same mini ramp behind the office! So weird. I guess lawyers skate too? Or maybe they had a client that wanted to pay in the form of a ramp.
As for CalTech bust factor, I go there fairly regularly. You definitely can’t post up with a crew for hours at the same ledge but if you go solo and keep it moving you can do alright. Might be different than usual because of Covid right now. The only time I got hassled there, a security guard actually tried to give me a bottle of water and a bag of masks. Friendliest bust ever.
haha interesting theories. I do want to know the story of the law office mini!
Nice! wonder if that security dude you encountered was a skater. I met this one skater at villa parke that says hes also security at Cal.
I been frequently coming to the campus with my laptop to just be outta the house not having to hear my noisy roomate, and do job apps. Theres new building there and a bunch of new ledges. However, theres plenty of staff and workers around these days.
I been curious if PCC has anything good, but I havent heard much. Got booted from skating flat and a curb at this Church right by though. Need new slappy spot now.
PCC had some red curbs next to a knee high ledge by the easternmost parking lot that I had just finished lacquering and waxing before they closed the area off for a construction project, really a bummer. I see kids jumping down a few of the stairsets occasionally and there are still a few good curbs and ledges scattered throughout. Never had a problem with security so far (but I’ve only been here about 8 months).
There are a couple churches that have slappy curbs all waxed up in the old town / playhouse district area, haven’t had problems at them yet either.
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Anyone know where this spot is at?
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anyone know where this ledge is?
http://www.instagram.com/p/CLCts8cJLRz/?igshid=sg87tsn3wv8r
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anyone know where this ledge is?
http://www.instagram.com/p/CLCts8cJLRz/?igshid=sg87tsn3wv8r
behind the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald house on Fountain
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Okay someone deleted their post, but they were looking for this spot in this gram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMgX_vpgAdG/
It's Irving STEAM Magnet School in Northeast LA. Cheers.
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never have i hated living on a street more than i have s new hampshire.
i lived at 114, which is right next to the spot, but this was back in 2017, and i don't remember it being a spot then. i'm pretty sure the bank you land in was completely grass/dirt at the time.
i was only there for 3 months at the start of 2017, thankfully.
that house sounds like hell. a hell that shall not be imagined.
recent developments have strengthened this statement
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hi, does anyone know where that manual pad in front of a rite aid is?? jerry hsu skates it a bunch in his made 2 part. not sure if it’s skate-stopped but it looks really fun
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hi, does anyone know where that manual pad in front of a rite aid is?? jerry hsu skates it a bunch in his made 2 part. not sure if it’s skate-stopped but it looks really fun
hasn't been skateable in like 4 years. the whole thing is just filled with rocks now. it's on glendale blvd as you're going into echo park.
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hi, does anyone know where that manual pad in front of a rite aid is?? jerry hsu skates it a bunch in his made 2 part. not sure if it’s skate-stopped but it looks really fun
hasn't been skateable in like 4 years. the whole thing is just filled with rocks now. it's on glendale blvd as you're going into echo park.
ah word, thanks for the heads up !
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anybody happen to know where this out rail is? I'm pretty sure it's in the silverlake area but i could be completely wrong
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anybody happen to know where this out rail is? I'm pretty sure it's in the silverlake area but i could be completely wrong
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its at a church on the corner of n ave and milo terrace in hp
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currently getting back into skating after a 5 year break and have been seshing the glassell park rec center a couple times a week. have any of ya’ll been there? it’s so fun and very mellow. 2 ft diy quarterpipe, manny pads, slappy curbs, gap to manny, natural concrete hip/pyramid, etc.... also right next to parsnip and habitat coffee which are great food/bev spots. highly recommend
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Hermon Park.
also thanks to u i’ve gone here quite a few times now. it’s a lot harder to skate than it looks in videos but still so fun !
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also thanks to u i’ve gone here quite a few times now. it’s a lot harder to skate than it looks in videos but still so fun !
you talking about the bank to ledge/stair thing? That thing is so sick but def harder to skate than it looks
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also thanks to u i’ve gone here quite a few times now. it’s a lot harder to skate than it looks in videos but still so fun !
you talking about the bank to ledge/stair thing? That thing is so sick but def harder to skate than it looks
yeah! going there and knowing what AA & Spanky have done on it is pretty nuts
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does anyone know where the big red curbs are at 8:10? would be greatly appreciated :-)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCcyad-qusU&t=490s
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does anyone know where the big red curbs are at 8:10? would be greatly appreciated :-)
Eagle rock high. The ground has some gnarly cracks. I went to drive by it one time, sure enough spanky was there. Bet he lives in that neighborhood
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currently getting back into skating after a 5 year break and have been seshing the glassell park rec center a couple times a week. have any of ya’ll been there? it’s so fun and very mellow. 2 ft diy quarterpipe, manny pads, slappy curbs, gap to manny, natural concrete hip/pyramid, etc.... also right next to parsnip and habitat coffee which are great food/bev spots. highly recommend
Super fun spot. Has a couple long red slappy curbs that go downhill too, frontside and backside, really killer, I miss living over there
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what are some of your guys’ favorite lit-up spots for night seshes? now that it gets dark so early, the only time i seem to have on weekdays to skate is after the sun goes down..
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Cypress Park Home Depot has lights that come on and stay on. Gotta navigate some cars, but the curbs are still good and no bust factor. I don’t really understand why there aren’t more people here like Costco, but I’ll take the mellow sessions.
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hi does anyone know where this first spot spanks skates is? looks so fun !
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cd034tsgdem/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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As far as Pasadena goes, Theres some nice slightly curved ledges at this school a few blocks from my house, best part is no fence to jump. 5 star and rail near by that one.Ledge at filmore train stop. Theres a tall ass hubba at the convention center, the police station and city hall look like a spot (though ive never tried). Villa Park is a spot. Thats all I can think of off the top of my head.
To me Caltech looks like a bust. I see ledges in the campus but to me it look like people started to get it going, but get kicked before they could get them fully "grinded down",
Strangely enough while driving through an alley I seen a covered mini ramp behind this building, I drive around in front to see what it is, its a law office...
I do usually save pins, but I think most of those are just in my head.
I literally created a slap account to reply to this. That’s my half pipe! It’s kind of worn down now. Think we’re getting rid of it but if you guys want to fix it up and skate it, more than welcomed to! Feel free to pm if you’ve got any questions haha
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I’ve lived by that rite aid many pad for ever and it was actually a bit hard to skate because both sides had a round edge that was higher than the manual pad itself so you basically had to pop out of everything. Also it’s right next to a busy street so your chances of getting hit by a car or shooting your board out were pretty high
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does anyone know where the big red curbs are at 8:10? would be greatly appreciated :-)
Eagle rock high. The ground has some gnarly cracks. I went to drive by it one time, sure enough spanky was there. Bet he lives in that neighborhood
the ones mentioned from the Video aren't Eagle Rock HS, kinda different spot , Ive been looking for the ones spanky skates in that video for a while any leads?
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does anyone know where the big red curbs are at 8:10? would be greatly appreciated :-)
Eagle rock high. The ground has some gnarly cracks. I went to drive by it one time, sure enough spanky was there. Bet he lives in that neighborhood
the ones mentioned from the Video aren't Eagle Rock HS, kinda different spot , Ive been looking for the ones spanky skates in that video for a while any leads?
yeah, they're at van nuys recreation center
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currently getting back into skating after a 5 year break and have been seshing the glassell park rec center a couple times a week. have any of ya’ll been there? it’s so fun and very mellow. 2 ft diy quarterpipe, manny pads, slappy curbs, gap to manny, natural concrete hip/pyramid, etc.... also right next to parsnip and habitat coffee which are great food/bev spots. highly recommend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-vWiOUjd04
spot for reference
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currently getting back into skating after a 5 year break and have been seshing the glassell park rec center a couple times a week. have any of ya’ll been there? it’s so fun and very mellow. 2 ft diy quarterpipe, manny pads, slappy curbs, gap to manny, natural concrete hip/pyramid, etc.... also right next to parsnip and habitat coffee which are great food/bev spots. highly recommend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-vWiOUjd04
spot for reference
bummed that the qp got sledgehammered but yea still such a fun spot!
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does anyone know where this parking garage spot is?? looks sooo fun
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXO2Inpham/?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=
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does anyone know where this parking garage spot is?? looks sooo fun
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXO2Inpham/?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=
Ikea Burbank. I've heard security is pretty chill as long as you're not trying to skate by the entrance or any ledges.
Edit. The one Tim Robinson is skating is ikea. I believe the one Spanky is skating a few frames later is a Target in Pasadena, but I could be wrong.
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does anyone know where this parking garage spot is?? looks sooo fun
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXO2Inpham/?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=
Ikea Burbank. I've heard security is pretty chill as long as you're not trying to skate by the entrance or any ledges.
Edit. The one Tim Robinson is skating is ikea. I believe the one Spanky is skating a few frames later is a Target in Pasadena, but I could be wrong.
damn, just now seeing this but thank you so much! def going 2 hit up the ikea curbs this rainy week. need to check out the target on Colorado in Pas to see if that’s it cuz those ones look even better