Love park - Malmö version

[Willie]

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That's cool and all, but I can't help but think this would be way cooler if it was still in Philly as a new DIY or skate park or some new plaza instead of going overseas. Keep it local for the locals. Cool for Sweden tho.

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Sounds like you’re really struggling here.
Philly didn’t want to did they otherwise they would of been able to, which is why this happened instead.

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It’s just a bummer that the only way to skate the Love Park granite is to go to Sweden or become friends with Kalis and skate his indoor plaza, both of which aren’t an option for me. It’d be cool to keep some of it in Philly is all I’m saying. I get that there isn’t the political will power to use it so it’s going to more forward thinking countries. And that’s kind of a shame is all.

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Not true. Paines Park and Front Street Park have Love Park granite. Front Street has one of the fountain ledges.

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FUCK paines park ong

Drove by Paines this afternoon in perfect weather. It was empty.

[Harrison's Fjord]

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crazy how the skate world went from skating old DCs in homage to late nineties and early 00s skating, to fully designing a mini Love Park replica with love park granite… in Sweden lol

“the late 90s is my personality”

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The nostalgia is real. I don‘t mind it, but I‘d love to also see some futurism!

Do you consider LOVE Malmö a street spot or a skate park? Does it matter?

Maybe doesn't matter, but I do think it's an interesting question. If Love park in Philly was a street spot (and it was) and you 'move' a street spot to another location, it presumably remains a street spot, even if it's moved with the intent to skate. Of course, Love wasn't exactly moved, but dismantled, with some of its parts being moved, then reconstructed. But, I don't see how that would matter. I expect people will be fine putting it in street parts.
There's some talk of making the area not open for skating for some hours, to help integrate it with the surroundings. So, unlike skate parks it's not exclusively for skateboarding. (Will people go there to have lunch? not sure.) Still, it's obviously much easier to skate than Love was (no security, for one), but the fact that a spot isn't a bust doesn't make it a non-street spot.

[Groondor the Orc]

If it's not in the streets, it's not street.

[mrosk8]

was there this days, they did an amazing job, something unreal
also Malmo is full of spots, consider it like the new skate mecca with Cph

[Atiba Applebum]

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So sick, Copenhagen open will be fun this year with this a short train ride away

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No copenhagen open this year.. 

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So that Vienna Gnarthon is kinda the replacement?

Vienna Gnarthon sounds like a Roald Dahl character

[Weededed]

[HyenaChaser]

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crazy how the skate world went from skating old DCs in homage to late nineties and early 00s skating, to fully designing a mini Love Park replica with love park granite… in Sweden lol

“the late 90s is my personality”

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The nostalgia is real. I don‘t mind it, but I‘d love to also see some futurism!

Do you consider LOVE Malmö a street spot or a skate park? Does it matter?

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Maybe doesn't matter, but I do think it's an interesting question. If Love park in Philly was a street spot (and it was) and you 'move' a street spot to another location, it presumably remains a street spot, even if it's moved with the intent to skate. Of course, Love wasn't exactly moved, but dismantled, with some of its parts being moved, then reconstructed. But, I don't see how that would matter. I expect people will be fine putting it in street parts.
There's some talk of making the area not open for skating for some hours, to help integrate it with the surroundings. So, unlike skate parks it's not exclusively for skateboarding. (Will people go there to have lunch? not sure.) Still, it's obviously much easier to skate than Love was (no security, for one), but the fact that a spot isn't a bust doesn't make it a non-street spot.

The Ship of Theseus

[Miserable Old Sack of Shit]

If they don't dump a couple gallons of bum piss in the corners and let it bake in the hot sun, it'll never be legit.

[mrosk8]

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So sick, Copenhagen open will be fun this year with this a short train ride away

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No copenhagen open this year.. 

CPH open will move to Athen this year begin of October, i think they start doing it each year in a different city

[Harrison's Fjord]

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crazy how the skate world went from skating old DCs in homage to late nineties and early 00s skating, to fully designing a mini Love Park replica with love park granite… in Sweden lol

“the late 90s is my personality”

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The nostalgia is real. I don‘t mind it, but I‘d love to also see some futurism!

Do you consider LOVE Malmö a street spot or a skate park? Does it matter?

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Maybe doesn't matter, but I do think it's an interesting question. If Love park in Philly was a street spot (and it was) and you 'move' a street spot to another location, it presumably remains a street spot, even if it's moved with the intent to skate. Of course, Love wasn't exactly moved, but dismantled, with some of its parts being moved, then reconstructed. But, I don't see how that would matter. I expect people will be fine putting it in street parts.
There's some talk of making the area not open for skating for some hours, to help integrate it with the surroundings. So, unlike skate parks it's not exclusively for skateboarding. (Will people go there to have lunch? not sure.) Still, it's obviously much easier to skate than Love was (no security, for one), but the fact that a spot isn't a bust doesn't make it a non-street spot.

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The Ship of Theseus

Sort of, but not really. That would be, if all the parts of LOVE were replaced, would it still the same LOVE?

The Malmo thing is mainly about whether the intent behind rebuilding a street spot affects its being a street spot.

[parasocial skater]

If they don't dump a couple gallons of bum piss in the corners and let it bake in the hot sun, it'll never be legit.

Also need a bum or a rando sitting on atleast one of the ledges

[Rick Trapasso]

Technically a skatepark, but I would be more ok with filming here than most other parks.

European skate architecture is really top notch imo.

They way they work it into multi use areas to blend things together really helps tune down some of the inherent kookiness of skateparks.

[lucid beauty]

paines sucks shit to fuck but its lit up all night so you can skate at 3am which i liked