Skateboarding 3 (1)

history of skateboarding.

By lone mor (;

  • 1950

    1950
    Skateboarding was first started in the 1950s. Mellow surfers got the idea to surf the streets. Nobody knows who made the first board, but in the attempt of surfing the streets a new sport was born. The old-school skateboarders started out with wooden boxes or decks with roller skate wheels slapped on.

  • 70s and 80s

    70s and 80s
    skateboarding took an evolutionary boost toward the sport that we see today. During the '80s, skateboarding began to influence clothing styles, music and culture. The first public skate park in NYC opened in the mid '90s.

  • 2000s

    2000s
    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.