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Beginning of skateboarding
Skateboarding was first started in the 1950's. The old school skateboarders started out with wooden boxes or decks, with roller skate wheels slapped on. -
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The history of skateboarding
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An evolutionary boost
During the 1970's due to freestyle contests, skateboarding took an evolutionary boost toward the sport that we see today. -
Influence
During the 80's, skateboarding began to influence clothing styles, music and culture. -
The first public skate park
The first public skate park in NYC opened in the mid 90’s -
The modern skateboarding
Since 2000 skateboarding has become more mainstream. More money has been put into skateboarding, there are more skate parks, better skateboards, and more skateboarding companies support the skaters. It almost became a sport.