New Oakland Skate Plaza

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[RightCoastBiased]

Damn that place looks sick! I was going to start a separate thread but maybe you guys can help me out here. I'm moving to Berkeley or possibly oakland this next month with a friend and was hoping that some peeps could help me with info on mellow areas to live...and...where to get a job hahaha I'm leaning toward Berkeley cuz I've spent more time there and there seems to be good spots and mellow vibes all-around. We're trying to rent a house down there and I have a red-nose pit/lab mix (65 lbs.) that is so sweet but very high energy, any of you bay area pals with pets of this size? I started crying like a figureless, dateless 18 year old girl on prom night a few days ago thinking about having to give him up, cuz from what I've seen online, about 1/18th% of the places will allow a dog to be over 25 pounds.  I don't know anyone who can take him in either. I've been checking out like yelp.com and ish like that, but I always gotta come to the slap pals for some good info! Thanks doods, any help is greatly appreciated!  

Berkeley for sure. Finding a place that takes pets is real hard to find. I looked for the 3 years that I lived there because I wanted to get a dog and I had no luck. And some of the places that do take dogs are pretty run down. You might have better chances in Oakland finding a spot in oakland that takes dogs. If you're looking in oakland I'd stay away from any area that isn't north oakland/temescal or lake merit. Also check out emeryville, they have a lot of places for rent.

[sweets]

FUCK CALIFORNIA AND ALL THIS SHIT !!!!!!!!

NJ PLEASE GET ON THE BALL

Never going to happen. Our liability laws suck. Could you imagine having to wear a helmet "street" skating?

[Acrid Avid Jam Shred]

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sick, anyone know if this things ever getting built in austin: http://www.newlineskateparks.com/Projects/Featured.aspx?r=British%20Columbia&p=113

or has anyone been to this one: http://www.newlineskateparks.com/projects/Projects.aspx?c=United%20States&r=&p=126

i'd really love to skate a newline park. grind line licks balls

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I can't figure out if the cedar park one is open yet, do you know?

As for house park, uhhhhh, the city is being an asshole supposedly they don't have enough money right now to start construction or something. I sent an email to Newline, the people that are building it but they never wrote back. It sucks.

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the googling i did seemed to indicate that cedar park is partially done and open. sounded like the street course was done and the photos showed the street course.

bummer about house park. that thing looks nice. any idea what area of town that is?

i was thinking about checking out round rock but it doesn't look that great and seems like it'd be packed with kids.

round rock can be fun but it gets extremely packed, go on weekdays or sunday morning when all the dumbass kids are in church.

house park is downtown, right by No-comply.

[Ryantology]

It's definitely not in a great area but it's not THAT sketchy due to being in the parking lot of a pretty nice youth center.

[ticklefingers]

It's definitely not in a great area but it's not THAT sketchy due to being in the parking lot of a pretty nice youth center.

its fenced in too.

i'm hearing rumors of lights too.

[leftcoast415]

so stoked for this 

[Gomez]

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It's definitely not in a great area but it's not THAT sketchy due to being in the parking lot of a pretty nice youth center.

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its fenced in too.

i'm hearing rumors of lights too.

would you wanna be there after dark?

[LowLifeCult]

The parks sick, Talked to the owners of Youth uprising next door and they are shooting for a summer opening. The fence sucks to climb right now. Basketball court in the east next to a skatepark is the worst idea since bad ideas. Someones gonna get killed at the park. But besides all that, already had a couple sessions and the park is fun as hell.

[Acrid Avid Jam Shred]

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sick, anyone know if this things ever getting built in austin: http://www.newlineskateparks.com/Projects/Featured.aspx?r=British%20Columbia&p=113

or has anyone been to this one: http://www.newlineskateparks.com/projects/Projects.aspx?c=United%20States&r=&p=126

i'd really love to skate a newline park. grind line licks balls

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I can't figure out if the cedar park one is open yet, do you know?

As for house park, uhhhhh, the city is being an asshole supposedly they don't have enough money right now to start construction or something. I sent an email to Newline, the people that are building it but they never wrote back. It sucks.

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the googling i did seemed to indicate that cedar park is partially done and open. sounded like the street course was done and the photos showed the street course.

bummer about house park. that thing looks nice. any idea what area of town that is?

i was thinking about checking out round rock but it doesn't look that great and seems like it'd be packed with kids.

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round rock can be fun but it gets extremely packed, go on weekdays or sunday morning when all the dumbass kids are in church.

house park is downtown, right by No-comply.

update:

New City of Austin Skate Park update: Construction for the new plaza-style sk8 park to be built at the Austin Rec Center at 1301 Shoal Creek, will hopefully begin in July 2010. Completion possibly Dec 2010-Jan 2011.

[heckler]

Looks like a lot of fun, I'm glad to see a few transition elements in there too.

[Sleazy]

wait, so does that mean that the house park will be built by then and be on shoal creek?

this park: http://www.spaskateparks.com/content.cfm?cid=3753

i definitely want to check that out

[Acrid Avid Jam Shred]

wait, so does that mean that the house park will be built by then and be on shoal creek?

this park: http://www.spaskateparks.com/content.cfm?cid=3753

i definitely want to check that out

That little short one block cut-away it's on from Lamar to 12th is technically called shoal creek too,

 so yes It's in still in the same spot as planned at the rec center.

[Goblinshark]

I will be making a trip there sometime this week for certain

[lem]

 

I really wish all this talk of sketchy areas was not apparent. Sketchy talk about sketchy areas sketches me out. Bro. Once it opens, I'm hoping for some "This place is not sketchy. Everyone is really friendly and they hand out free ice cream cones on the daily." I love ice cream.

[dimitri]

I like the kicker to kicker. <3
Because it's something I can skate.. somewhat.

[Mullet Man]

I need to move somewhere that has a street plaza. Are you still a barney if you're at a street park?

Nah, you're only a barney if you still us the term "barney".

[Sleazy]

I need to move somewhere that has a street plaza. Are you still a barney if you're at a street park?

if you fall trying a new trick, have more than 2 lines and can ollie on flat then you're not a barney

[Inbred Jed]

Turtle: Stay loose, haole.
Rick: What's a haole?
Turtle: A tourist, a mainlander, like you.
Rick: I'm not a tourist.
Turtle: Whatever, Barney.
Rick: What's a Barney?
Turtle: It's like Barno... Barnyard... a haole to the max, a kook in and out of the water. Yeah?

[luke_gardner]

Rick: I'm not a tourist.
Turtle: Whatever, Barney.
Rick: What's a Barney?
Turtle: It's like Barno... Barnyard... a haole to the max, a kook in and out of the water. Yeah?

never heard anyone say barney before

that may qualify me for barney probation, shiiittt.

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I need to move somewhere that has a street plaza. Are you still a barney if you're at a street park?

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if you fall trying a new trick, have more than 2 lines and can ollie on flat then you're not a barney

Phew. Still escaping barnacles.

[get some]

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Damn that place looks sick! I was going to start a separate thread but maybe you guys can help me out here. I'm moving to Berkeley or possibly oakland this next month with a friend and was hoping that some peeps could help me with info on mellow areas to live...and...where to get a job hahaha I'm leaning toward Berkeley cuz I've spent more time there and there seems to be good spots and mellow vibes all-around. We're trying to rent a house down there and I have a red-nose pit/lab mix (65 lbs.) that is so sweet but very high energy, any of you bay area pals with pets of this size? I started crying like a figureless, dateless 18 year old girl on prom night a few days ago thinking about having to give him up, cuz from what I've seen online, about 1/18th% of the places will allow a dog to be over 25 pounds.  I don't know anyone who can take him in either. I've been checking out like yelp.com and ish like that, but I always gotta come to the slap pals for some good info! Thanks doods, any help is greatly appreciated!  

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Berkeley for sure. Finding a place that takes pets is real hard to find. I looked for the 3 years that I lived there because I wanted to get a dog and I had no luck. And some of the places that do take dogs are pretty run down. You might have better chances in Oakland finding a spot in oakland that takes dogs. If you're looking in oakland I'd stay away from any area that isn't north oakland/temescal or lake merit. Also check out emeryville, they have a lot of places for rent.

thanks for the info, dude!

[cops keep firing]

i just creamed my pants.

[Hstreeter]

i just jizzed. put in a mini and some banks and ill live there

[Bubblegum Tate]

Oakland Skatepark
http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/oakland-skatepark/

[luke_gardner]

damn. that place looks like an absolute fucking blast. i hope it does good things for the supposedly shit neighborhood around it.

[Gomez]

I really wish all this talk of sketchy areas was not apparent. Sketchy talk about sketchy areas sketches me out. Bro. Once it opens, I'm hoping for some "This place is not sketchy. Everyone is really friendly and they hand out free ice cream cones on the daily." I love ice cream.

i too am feeling quite bitch mode when it comes to this park. i've heard nothing but horrible things about east oakland, never been to that part of the city as long as i've lived in the bay area (about five years). that thrasher post didn't help, i clicked it solely hoping to read that "you'll be fine as long as you keep to yourself and not be super obnoxious and loud".

[Goblinshark]

Just went there today! Yea there were sketchy looking people walking around, and some guy was yelling excitedly at everyone from through the fence, but it was a good vibe overall. Over the course of an hour, some dudes destroyed the bank to bank gap with some guy almost nollie inward big heeling it. The ground is smooth and the ledges are legit so I'd say skate it now before it becomes crowded every day.

Also, when I got there, a gate was open so you could walk (or drive) right in next to it. However, sometimes during my session, the gate was locked and some people had parked in there and couldn't get out and I had to hop that unpleasant fence, so be forewarned

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shits fun. downtown oakland at night is better.  no matter what.

[Gomez]

thanks for the reassurance goblinshark. i'm gonna try to hit up this park sometime soon. i think i'll be back skating again in like three weeks so sometime around then. hopefully it's not too crowded by then.