The new old new spot—Pier 7 back in all its glory?

[rawbertson.]

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Skated there a couple times in 1997 and remember thinking that the spot was a lot smaller than I anticipated.

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Some blocks on the street side got removed?

those have been gone for time bro. those were gone even when i was there in 2006.

those ledges that cairo foster sw muska flips in the reason are those still there? havent seen any footage of those for time, its really close to there from what i remember. most of them were knobbed there was 1 nice one i skated that was hella high i remember seeing some ppl getting footy on for a minute

[listentoaheartbeat]

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Skated there a couple times in 1997 and remember thinking that the spot was a lot smaller than I anticipated.

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Some blocks on the street side got removed?

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those have been gone for time bro. those were gone even when i was there in 2006.

Right, I suppose I am stuck in the 90s.

[weregoingunion]

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Skated there a couple times in 1997 and remember thinking that the spot was a lot smaller than I anticipated.

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Some blocks on the street side got removed?

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those have been gone for time bro. those were gone even when i was there in 2006.

those ledges that cairo foster sw muska flips in the reason are those still there? havent seen any footage of those for time, its really close to there from what i remember. most of them were knobbed there was 1 nice one i skated that was hella high i remember seeing some ppl getting footy on for a minute

yeaaaa, bay blocks! still there, still partly knobbed. ishod got this front nose on one of them recently.

[rawbertson.]

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Skated there a couple times in 1997 and remember thinking that the spot was a lot smaller than I anticipated.

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Some blocks on the street side got removed?

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those have been gone for time bro. those were gone even when i was there in 2006.

those ledges that cairo foster sw muska flips in the reason are those still there? havent seen any footage of those for time, its really close to there from what i remember. most of them were knobbed there was 1 nice one i skated that was hella high i remember seeing some ppl getting footy on for a minute

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yeaaaa, bay blocks! still there, still partly knobbed. ishod got this front nose on one of them recently.

hell yeah! Those things are so awesome, i imagine a lot of people cant get up on em so they are kinda slept on for that reason. I need to get back there i think i could still get up for 5050!! theres so many of them randomly around. that ground is the best for flat!!! it is just really fun cruising down that street early in the morning. it really wasnt too busy, im pretty sure it was a weekday. that was the very first thing i did the morning after we landed (i got there the previous night at like 9pm kind of thing) you can find so many spots along there (i belive the street is just called The Embarcadero)

[Gnarles Mingus]

https://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/pier-7-greatest-hits-vic-neyra/

[ok boomer]

[listentoaheartbeat]

Still going it looks like? Cannot wait to see it sprinkled into parts again.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTI24zwF2lM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[Sidewalk Funk.]

Looks like the ledges just got skatestopped again, but are still good to go for manuals and tricks over the blocks.

[keepthefunkalive]

Looks like the ledges just got skatestopped again, but are still good to go for manuals and tricks over the blocks.

Tiago posted this the day before. Must've been very recent.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXEXIYYJYHM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[Mean salto]

Do the pads actually serve a purpose? (Outside of skateboarding) you'd think with the amount of effort they have put in to skate stop them over the years someone would of figured out you could just completely remove them in a couple of hours.

[RichardBarkley]

Do the pads actually serve a purpose? (Outside of skateboarding) you'd think with the amount of effort they have put in to skate stop them over the years someone would of figured out you could just completely remove them in a couple of hours.

It's a weird one. I presume skating brings a lot of tourism to SF. They would eventually see that and just allow them. Kinda like Barcelona

[listentoaheartbeat]

Do the pads actually serve a purpose?

Architecture is rarely 100% utilitarian, especially when it comes to plazas and other public spaces. Maybe the pads are supposed to reflect a pier-like structure.

[somefucker]

Do the pads actually serve a purpose? (Outside of skateboarding) you'd think with the amount of effort they have put in to skate stop them over the years someone would of figured out you could just completely remove them in a couple of hours.

i would imagine aesthetics. just some fancy architecture like most good looking skatespots if i had to guess.

real question is does the concrete make this spot 'easier' considering there aren't wood planks containing dozens of other variables to mess with your head?

[manysnakes]

Do the pads actually serve a purpose? (Outside of skateboarding) you'd think with the amount of effort they have put in to skate stop them over the years someone would of figured out you could just completely remove them in a couple of hours.

Honestly it's surprising that SF hasn't just ripped them out. America hates public spaces, and any place where people can gather in common and not participate in commerce is antithetical to Silicon Valley's conception of freedom. I wouldn't be surprised if, after someone de-knobs them, they just go nuclear and make the spot another version of Love Park or EMB, a "public" space with no place for the public.

[Dwyck]

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Do the pads actually serve a purpose? (Outside of skateboarding) you'd think with the amount of effort they have put in to skate stop them over the years someone would of figured out you could just completely remove them in a couple of hours.

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It's a weird one. I presume skating brings a lot of tourism to SF. They would eventually see that and just allow them. Kinda like Barcelona

For a city with parkland every 20 blocks and bike lanes out the wazoo - SF is really right wing about public space, and skateboarders are either children or real estate value-harshing vandals in the eyes of every politician who isn't a supervisor there. A spot like Pier 7 reboot or EMB or Skater Island running is probably the product of bureaucratic slowdown or at the very least apathy

[CheeseSteak]

The Embarcadero is a major pedestrian thoroughfare and many of the International Cruise ships dock right near pier 7. It's an amazing stretch to skate but also an major access for tourists.

[Sidewalk Funk.]

Another update - some of the ledges have already been unknobbed and fixed up again.

[EXTRA SPICY]

Another update - some of the ledges have already been unknobbed and fixed up again.

Paging @Lou Strux

[PatrickSkateman]

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Another update - some of the ledges have already been unknobbed and fixed up again.

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Paging @Lou Strux

 If there’s anyone you’d call to unknob a ledge, it’s Pane.

[Lou Strux]

Encouraging all heads in the bay to get their licks in now; City Hall is lurking SLAP & it just occurred to them that the 3 blocks serve no real purpose* and can/should be removed all together.

@EXTRA SPICY, I sure did enjoy our session there & I’d hate to think it was our last; we should try to meet up again on some early morn for a session before the crowds arrive. Besides, I’m pretty sure I’ve still got 5 or 6 other spots to take you to before that tour of the waterfront south, mission bay & dogpatch areas is completed.
Considering the “looming threat” to the spot (and ALL humanity, actually) we prolly oughta get to steppin’, on the soon tip. And by soon, naturally I mean, “about a month from now.”

*No real purpose, that is, beyond serving as the sole bulwarks between this dimension & the three seperate Hells that exist, each beneath their own/respective, and securely capped portal. The elders of the old city knew of these holes, and had them sealed in an effort to reduce the pain & suffering in their young hamlet. As a result of being confined, putrified, then concentrated & distilled over the last (nearly) two centuries, the evil that exists in that realm is unlike any that humanity has yet experienced. Should these protective coverings be removed, exposing the Hells contained thereunder, all life on earth will cease to exist within a few short, but agonizingly painful hours.
No biggie.