RIP The Hive. The city has officially torn it out.
6 years, like a dozen pours, numerous hours of scaping and painting.... that shitty ditch from the early 1900s is still there, likely only to get piled up and prevent drainage AGAIN. The place was almost impossible to skate. So many good skaters I knew wouldn't even touch it. But when someone got a good trick there, everyone felt it. If the same layout was like 2.5 times larger, the flow would be so fucking good.... anyway...
Our other DIY got blown out too, Foundation H we called it. Factory floor with no walls, and a thigh high stage. We had some small jib features, a euro gap up the stage, and a hubba down the stage that turned into a flat ledge on top. Lots of jump ramps and rails too.
Now correlation doesn't always equal causation, but it sure seems like this random event (like a fuckin "album" release party) put too many eyes on the spot and the business next door said "Oh hell nah". Everything was leveled, except the hubba which was still busted to shit . Added some No Trespassing signs and with that, Foundation H was killed.
Get there while you can, fam. No guarantees they last.