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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: apport on September 09, 2022, 09:00:50 PM
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i had no idea the Carpet operation was big enough to own an entire factory
(https://i.imgur.com/oyD7uTp.jpg)
how do you start a successful "indie"/"diy" skate brand? i'm tryna stack bread and own a damn Factory like the Carpet Co.
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Generational wealth
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It’s a factory in Baltimore which is a city that’s been half abandoned since I was a kid 20 years . If you find the right seller, shit they might pay you to take the place. Also generational wealth. Like other dude said. But reality it’s cause baltimores a Shit hole. Rad city but basically east coast Detroit .
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I'm assuming it's like when Bart bought that abandoned factory on 35 Industry Way for $1 at an auction. Only reason that popped into my head is due to this fun house ride I was watching my kids run through over and over tonight at the fair called "Wacky Shack." All the Simpsons nerds on here should get that.
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Generational wealth
As of the time of their last interview, these dudes were both working full time salaried jobs as engineers while doing Carpet on the side. The brand has grown a lot since then too, I’m sure they’re killing it! Sure seems like they are.
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If I had a factory I too would make reverse parking mandatory
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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1720-Llewelyn-Ave-Baltimore-MD-21213/2068636250_zpid/
The factory is in ‘The Wire’ filming district. I would be worried about getting robbed but good luck to these guys.
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Both of them were working full time as engineers at NASA for years alongside doing carpet for as long as they have. They’re doing well enough now that Ayman recently quit to do Carpet full time (I think Osama still works full time) dudes are both extremely bright and smart with money and I believe own and rent out some other property in the city so props to them. They’re making it happen for real and every bit of praise is deserved. I do wish they made shit a little more affordable but the work they put into everything they do is the reason for that price tag.
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Sounds like those dudes are… crushing it. Carpet is dope and good for them for getting a whole ass factory
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It’s a factory in Baltimore which is a city that’s been half abandoned since I was a kid 20 years . If you find the right seller, shit they might pay you to take the place. Also generational wealth. Like other dude said. But reality it’s cause baltimores a Shit hole. Rad city but basically east coast Detroit .
Yeah, the rust belt of the US is littered with buildings like this which one could buy for next to nothing. Skateboarders I’m St. Louis bought a church for like $1000 and turned it into a skatepark, for example.
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Both of them were working full time as engineers at NASA for years
dudes are both extremely bright and smart with money and I believe own and rent out some other property in the city so props to them.
So Carpet Co. is a neoliberal fairytale and buying a deck from them is supporting finance bro-landlords. Hellride.
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if I had to put my finger on it I’d say it’s probably because it matches the drapes
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Never heard of this brand
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Both of them were working full time as engineers at NASA for years
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dudes are both extremely bright and smart with money and I believe own and rent out some other property in the city so props to them.
So Carpet Co. is a neoliberal fairytale and buying a deck from them is supporting finance bro-landlords. Hellride.
::) What…
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Thats an absolutely horrific name for a skateboard company.
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(https://frinkiac.com/video/S08E23/o9MpG9P5hE_0TrcPGshZiz3Km5U=.gif)
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Sounds like those dudes are… crushing it. Carpet is dope and good for them for getting a whole ass factory
It would be so awesome to have a whole ass factory. Inside would just be big fat asses. Just big ol' booties jiggling around everywhere.
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Sounds like those dudes are… crushing it. Carpet is dope and good for them for getting a whole ass factory
It would be so awesome to have a whole ass factory. Inside would just be big fat asses. Just big ol' booties jiggling around everywhere.
Live it up!!
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Koston guest board
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Both of them were working full time as engineers at NASA for years
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dudes are both extremely bright and smart with money and I believe own and rent out some other property in the city so props to them.
So Carpet Co. is a neoliberal fairytale and buying a deck from them is supporting finance bro-landlords. Hellride.
What do you think neoliberal means?
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Both have quit NASA and PEPCO and are doing Carpet full time.The factory looks great (and is coming together inside). I'm glad the fears about getting the C star up to the roof were unfounded. Now you can see it on the Amtrak into Baltimore. Hoping that talk of Dj nights and other events come to fruition.
Good guys making quality product and backing awesome skaters. Now if they would only put out that video ;)
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They saved their allowance and bought it
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Oh so the carpet guys are confirmed landlords?
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quit nasa and started an empire. if anyone deserves a factory full of cheeks it’s osama and ayman
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Both of them were working full time as engineers at NASA for years
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dudes are both extremely bright and smart with money and I believe own and rent out some other property in the city so props to them.
So Carpet Co. is a neoliberal fairytale and buying a deck from them is supporting finance bro-landlords. Hellride.
No, not at all. You obviously don't know anything about the owners. ::)
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Both of them were working full time as engineers at NASA for years
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dudes are both extremely bright and smart with money and I believe own and rent out some other property in the city so props to them.
So Carpet Co. is a neoliberal fairytale and buying a deck from them is supporting finance bro-landlords. Hellride.
I’m not convinced you understand half of what you just said.
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Lol based on dudes IG they probably spent more on making the inside of the building workable than they did on the building itself. Baltimore is fucked, good on them for doing what they do down there.
Solid dudes that can both skate better than you. Respect.
Need some c star denim. if any ones selling some 34 or 36’s tap in
Free max b
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How much per square foot tho?
Is it pile?
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So being super smart, motivated, creating a popular skate brand, and quitting your lucrative career to follow your passion makes you a neolib landlord? Got it.
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I'm assuming it's like when Bart bought that abandoned factory on 35 Industry Way for $1 at an auction. Only reason that popped into my head is due to this fun house ride I was watching my kids run through over and over tonight at the fair called "Wacky Shack." All the Simpsons nerds on here should get that.
after high school there was a party house i frequented dubbed the “wacky shack”
maybe if i walk outside the carpet factory like milhouse the carpet dudes will call out to me from the street and ask me to work there
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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1720-Llewelyn-Ave-Baltimore-MD-21213/2068636250_zpid/
The factory is in ‘The Wire’ filming district. I would be worried about getting robbed but good luck to these guys.
wtf this cost less than my house…suddenly owning a factory seems way more attainable
Yeah, the rust belt of the US is littered with buildings like this which one could buy for next to nothing. Skateboarders I’m St. Louis bought a church for like $1000 and turned it into a skatepark, for example.
that church park in st louis is crazy, literally looks like a thps level
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When prayer becomes your habit, miracles become your lifestyle.
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that church park in st louis is crazy, literally looks like a thps level
A THPS level where you can contract mesothelioma or get shot, but yeah it rules.
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I'm assuming it's like when Bart bought that abandoned factory on 35 Industry Way for $1 at an auction. Only reason that popped into my head is due to this fun house ride I was watching my kids run through over and over tonight at the fair called "Wacky Shack." All the Simpsons nerds on here should get that.
I've used Wacky Shack as an adjective for a couple of decades. In particular, I use it to describe when normal human trucks are too loose for my husky form. Dunno why it clicked in my head like that but it did.
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I'm assuming it's like when Bart bought that abandoned factory on 35 Industry Way for $1 at an auction. Only reason that popped into my head is due to this fun house ride I was watching my kids run through over and over tonight at the fair called "Wacky Shack." All the Simpsons nerds on here should get that.
Growing up my siblings and I would call each other "wack daddy pimp shack" if we did something wack lol. I still use the term to this day.
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Super stoked for them (and a tiny bit jealous). Hope it works all out for them. Owning a factory with a solid production line is a dream come true.
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It’s a factory in Baltimore which is a city that’s been half abandoned since I was a kid 20 years . If you find the right seller, shit they might pay you to take the place. Also generational wealth. Like other dude said. But reality it’s cause baltimores a Shit hole. Rad city but basically east coast Detroit .
Yeah, the rust belt of the US is littered with buildings like this which one could buy for next to nothing. Skateboarders I’m St. Louis bought a church for like $1000 and turned it into a skatepark, for example.
When I’m bored I browse Zillow for those crazy 45k 5 bedroom houses in the middle of nowhere . I know fixing em up is where the real bulk of the money goes but it’s fun to dream . Maybe one day.
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www.youtu.be/_hoL4fGOJnc
Just gonna leave this here for anyone who’s never seen footage of these dudes as well
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www.youtu.be/_hoL4fGOJnc
Just gonna leave this here for anyone who’s never seen footage of these dudes as well
tq
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www.youtu.be/_hoL4fGOJnc
Just gonna leave this here for anyone who’s never seen footage of these dudes as well
Thank you for posting - was already curious and thinking about searching the web.
Cool part - some nice stuff - and truly habibi brotherhood
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Saw some of their stuff in person recently, and I was seriously impressed by the quality.
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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1720-Llewelyn-Ave-Baltimore-MD-21213/2068636250_zpid/
The factory is in ‘The Wire’ filming district. I would be worried about getting robbed but good luck to these guys.
250k? Jesus, you could buy it in cash or small loans with 10 mates
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Ok I just looked up industrial real estate in Baltimore, most of it isn’t as cheap as the listing posted above but there are a ton of warehouses etc in Baltimore for under $2mil, which is still a lot of money but not all that crazy for two investors with years of income from lucrative engineering jobs and cash flow from a (presumably at least modestly) successful shop/brand. There are probably some federal/state/city assistance programs designed to help people open businesses in Baltimore as well since it’s an extremely depressed city.
Be mad at them for having money if you want, doesn’t bother me, in fact I love to resent people with more money than me! But how the fuck do you think any of these companies you like make their products? They get access to capital and they spend it on making shit to sell to us, the consumers. Sorry to break it to you but most of our favorite skate brands are not founded by blue collar salt of the earth types rubbing their nickels together and selling handmade merch out of their trunk.
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Both of them were working full time as engineers at NASA for years
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dudes are both extremely bright and smart with money and I believe own and rent out some other property in the city so props to them.
So Carpet Co. is a neoliberal fairytale and buying a deck from them is supporting finance bro-landlords. Hellride.
did you read NASA as 'NSA' or do you think space is a neoliberal fairtale?
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Come join us in Baltimore for cheap real estate.
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Ok I just looked up industrial real estate in Baltimore, most of it isn’t as cheap as the listing posted above but there are a ton of warehouses etc in Baltimore for under $2mil, which is still a lot of money but not all that crazy for two investors with years of income from lucrative engineering jobs and cash flow from a (presumably at least modestly) successful shop/brand. There are probably some federal/state/city assistance programs designed to help people open businesses in Baltimore as well since it’s an extremely depressed city.
Be mad at them for having money if you want, doesn’t bother me, in fact I love to resent people with more money than me! But how the fuck do you think any of these companies you like make their products? They get access to capital and they spend it on making shit to sell to us, the consumers. Sorry to break it to you but most of our favorite skate brands are not founded by blue collar salt of the earth types rubbing their nickels together and selling handmade merch out of their trunk.
Exactly. Also, pretty amazing they are manufacturing at least some of their product in the US and not outsourcing it. Ideally they could help other brands who want to do the same.
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www.youtu.be/_hoL4fGOJnc
Just gonna leave this here for anyone who’s never seen footage of these dudes as well
Oh Palace5ive. You were...something...
Will echo how good the quality of the garments are. if you are in the market for a winter hoodie, look no further. The fit is great, it's HEAVY, and the knit is tight. really good stuff
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Generational wealth? It was 250k….90% of homes cost more than that. Maybe they’re just smart and seized an opportunity.
Congrats on them! Sick to see it.
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hmm what's the word on the landlord accusations?... that'd be pretty whack...
"More than fifty percent of Baltimore renters live in housing they cannot afford and 33% are spending more than half of their income on housing." https://journeyhomebaltimore.org/
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They stopped making gear and are strictly in carpet production now, as per their name. It's widely known you need a factory for that scale of operation.
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carpet company x empire today collab soon
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Carpet rules. I saw the star from the Amtrak too.
Baltimore is underrated. The NE corridor between NYC and Richmond is the best skate scene in the US. Don't @ me.
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Carpet rules. I saw the star from the Amtrak too.
Baltimore is underrated. The NE corridor between NYC and Richmond is the best skate scene in the US. Don't @ me.
ayyyy thats me. Idk If i agree with that or not, but i appreciate the sentiment. I'm not saying there arent lots of good skaters, but I feel like there isnt nearly as much talent in this area though. Comparatively, NY and florida are east coast hotbeds for rippers.
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carpet company x empire today collab soon
Great, now that jingle is stuck in my head >:(
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Carpet rules. I saw the star from the Amtrak too.
Baltimore is underrated. The NE corridor between NYC and Richmond is the best skate scene in the US. Don't @ me.
ayyyy thats me. Idk If i agree with that or not, but i appreciate the sentiment. I'm not saying there arent lots of good skaters, but I feel like there isnt nearly as much talent in this area though. Comparatively, NY and florida are east coast hotbeds for rippers.
DC is ripping still and Philly is still a bubble. As for Baltimore I wouldn't agree. There is a solid scene, spots leave something to be desired. And the only real meetup/hangout type spots are lyric and social security. It's cool seeing the younger kids I knew from Baltimore ripping though. Yoon is killing it, baby powder doing big things. The carpet dudes and their crew were more laurel guys but it's still cool to see them come in to Baltimore and do their thing and I always try to grab a piece or 2 each season
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because they have it
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They own a few properties in Baltimore and DC. One property is co owned with the lead singer of turnstile. Warehouse was put together with lots of hard work from friends and family.
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punk landlords. gotta love a good oxymoron
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(https://i.ibb.co/jz563gS/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-5-31-13-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/jz563gS)
They're obviously big fans of early Tool albums.
Skate tool looks like a pee-pee. Classy.
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Ok I just looked up industrial real estate in Baltimore, most of it isn’t as cheap as the listing posted above but there are a ton of warehouses etc in Baltimore for under $2mil, which is still a lot of money but not all that crazy for two investors with years of income from lucrative engineering jobs and cash flow from a (presumably at least modestly) successful shop/brand. There are probably some federal/state/city assistance programs designed to help people open businesses in Baltimore as well since it’s an extremely depressed city.
Be mad at them for having money if you want, doesn’t bother me, in fact I love to resent people with more money than me! But how the fuck do you think any of these companies you like make their products? They get access to capital and they spend it on making shit to sell to us, the consumers. Sorry to break it to you but most of our favorite skate brands are not founded by blue collar salt of the earth types rubbing their nickels together and selling handmade merch out of their trunk.
I don't know why you think everyone is mad about this... I think they were just confused about the economics for such a small company. Also, I don't think most brands are manufacturing their own product here in the states if that's what you're insinuating though kudos to Carpet for managing to make their own stuff themselves if that's what they're doing.
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my brother lives at the first carpet house and has since the beginning. what sama is charging him.. he ain’t on any scum bag landlord shit. y’all chill with that
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They own a few properties in Baltimore and DC. One property is co owned with the lead singer of turnstile. Warehouse was put together with lots of hard work from friends and family.
please, please elaborate. i wanna rile people up about turnstile guy being a landlord
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They own a few properties in Baltimore and DC. One property is co owned with the lead singer of turnstile. Warehouse was put together with lots of hard work from friends and family.
please, please elaborate. i wanna rile people up about turnstile guy being a landlord
Nah. Go skate.
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They own a few properties in Baltimore and DC. One property is co owned with the lead singer of turnstile. Warehouse was put together with lots of hard work from friends and family.
please, please elaborate. i wanna rile people up about turnstile guy being a landlord
Nah. Go skate.
Letlovefillyourheart
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They own a few properties in Baltimore and DC. One property is co owned with the lead singer of turnstile. Warehouse was put together with lots of hard work from friends and family.
please, please elaborate. i wanna rile people up about turnstile guy being a landlord
Nah. Go skate.
Letlovefillyourheart
Letbloodfillyourheart
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They own a few properties in Baltimore and DC. One property is co owned with the lead singer of turnstile. Warehouse was put together with lots of hard work from friends and family.
please, please elaborate. i wanna rile people up about turnstile guy being a landlord
Nah. Go skate.
Letlovefillyourheart
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They own a few properties in Baltimore and DC. One property is co owned with the lead singer of turnstile. Warehouse was put together with lots of hard work from friends and family.
please, please elaborate. i wanna rile people up about turnstile guy being a landlord
Nah. Go skate.
Letlovefillyourheart
Letmudfillyourfarts
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They own a few properties in Baltimore and DC. One property is co owned with the lead singer of turnstile. Warehouse was put together with lots of hard work from friends and family.
please, please elaborate. i wanna rile people up about turnstile guy being a landlord
Nah. Go skate.
Letlovefillyourheart
letdogdrugsdotheirpart
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Here is one of the carpet riders evicting someone on behalf of Osama.
https://imgur.io/VDJQLB3
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my brother lives at the first carpet house and has since the beginning. what sama is charging him.. he ain’t on any scum bag landlord shit. y’all chill with that
Giving a homie a discount doesn't negate the fact that they exploit other people.
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shut the fuck up you idiot
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I don't think I will
Carpet Company are capitalist scum
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I don't think I will
Carpet Company are capitalist scum
Wow dude so the company which produces and sells good for a profit is practicing capitalism? Big if true!
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I don't think I will
Carpet Company are capitalist scum
*posted from an iphone
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(https://i.ibb.co/fd9ymLF/turnstile.webp) (https://ibb.co/s9CNLzR)
"y'all evicted"
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(https://i.ibb.co/fd9ymLF/turnstile.webp) (https://ibb.co/s9CNLzR)
"y'all evicted"
im fucking weak
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It’s a factory in Baltimore which is a city that’s been half abandoned since I was a kid 20 years . If you find the right seller, shit they might pay you to take the place. Also generational wealth. Like other dude said. But reality it’s cause baltimores a Shit hole. Rad city but basically east coast Detroit .
Even in Detroit it isn't even close to cheap to take an abandoned warehouse and bring it back to life and make it "cool" like I presume theirs is. I'm rehabbing one right now and our garage door system cost as much as a nice used car.
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Carpet rules. I saw the star from the Amtrak too.
Baltimore is underrated. The NE corridor between NYC and Richmond is the best skate scene in the US. Don't @ me.
ayyyy thats me. Idk If i agree with that or not, but i appreciate the sentiment. I'm not saying there arent lots of good skaters, but I feel like there isnt nearly as much talent in this area though. Comparatively, NY and florida are east coast hotbeds for rippers.
DC is ripping still and Philly is still a bubble. As for Baltimore I wouldn't agree. There is a solid scene, spots leave something to be desired. And the only real meetup/hangout type spots are lyric and social security. It's cool seeing the younger kids I knew from Baltimore ripping though. Yoon is killing it, baby powder doing big things. The carpet dudes and their crew were more laurel guys but it's still cool to see them come in to Baltimore and do their thing and I always try to grab a piece or 2 each season
What about Myles, Rupp, Gary smith, Rodney Jones, Bucky,…. The DMV has always had plenty of rippers and still does. Baltimore def included.
Also the police station for the wire was right in the middle of fells point. Not exactly scary. But my friend did catch a bullet through his front windshield driving past Hopkins last year. Depending on what side of Hopkins you’re on it can be scary. I once had to stay pressed up against my car while a hoard of 4 wheelers and dirt bikes came by on the both side of the streets and sidewalks for at least 5 mins straight so I didn’t get run over. The girl I was with was terrified. This is one of the ways they move heavy product from the west side to the east side apparently. I love Bmore though and if you have common sense nobody’s going to fuck with you. Just don’t be in the wrong place for no reason.