DIY

GROSSO LOVELETTERS: D.I.Y. SKATE SPOTS From Burnside to your local Jersey Barrier, skateboarders have been throwing down concrete to make skate spots for years… Grosso sits down with the guys from the DIY Channel Street Park in San Pedro, California and Mark Scott, mastermind behind Read More

FDR A VISUAL HISTORY Big ups to our buddies from Philly Nicholas Orso, Phil Jackson, and Scott Kmiec who put together a book that chronicles the history of the hardcore DIY movement that is FDR. You can see it from every angle and every line. Won't scratch your itch to skate Read More

THE CRATER OPENING SHRED Do you remember your first attempt at building a wooden ramp and the DIY spirit and brotherhood of volunteers who just threw down to have a place to ride? Those were the days... Fast forward to 2012 and this spirit and community is bigger and better than Read More

Cinco De Margo : a Marginal Way Skatepark Benefit A Free and ALL AGES benefit for Marginal Way is going down on Cinco de Mayo (5th of May). $10 all you can east Tacos and Ninkasi Beer. Entertainment will be supplied by Grindline The Band, CROP, Drunknotes, Carrion Cathartid, Schroeder Bomb and RKC with Read More

MARGINAL WAY DIY BBQ FUNDRAISER TODAY

One of the under the bridge efforts in the US is throwing a fundraiser TODAY! From 4 “til the gas runs out” it’ll be a BBQin’ skateboard riding good time at Marginal Way. Head over and show your support.

KINGS HIGHWAY DIY

Kings Highway is an under the bridge DIY spot in St. Louis, Missouri. Our friend Jonathan Ware sent us some photos of their progress. Spots like this are crucial. Taking lead from the veterans at Burnside and FDR, these guys are on the daily grind to build and destroy their own stomping ground. Seeking out the resources, taking the time to construct and then annihilating it with their skates. Hit up their website and help answer the call. Bring cinder blocks, dirt, rocks, rebar, concrete, mason mix, tools, and work!

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CORN FEST 2011 Located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Wanchese, the East Coast prove-yourself-or-move-on bowl, lays the scene for CornFest 2011. This year all proceeds from T Shirt Sales at the bowl jam will go to the family of Scott Greene, a warrior of skateboarding Read More

SKATOPIA BOWL BASH IS JUNE 24-25 If you haven't been this is the year! Earn your stripes at Bowl Bash XVI and experience your first taste of true freedom.  From bands and boards to bombs and potato guns all the bases are covered. Home of the CIA, Skatopia brings all its soldiers Read More

MORGAN GHAN BIRTHDAY SKATE SESSION

MORGAN GHAN BIRTHDAY SKATE SESSION
BURGER BOWL, SO CAL
DATE: MARCH 5, 2011
PHOTOS: DAN LEVY

The call came in that our good friend Morgan was turning 40 years old and to celebrate Burger opened up his pool and hospitality to the crew.

SECTOR 9 BOWL SESSION WITH CORY JUNEAU SECTOR 9 WAREHOUSE, SAN DIEGO, CA FEBRUARY 26, 2011 PHOTOS BY DAN LEVY WORDS BY DAN LEVY The call came in from Sector 9 that there was going to be a session at the Bread Bowl with all the bells and whistles. Hayden McKenna and Read More

ARTO’S BOWL SESSION

Arto’s Bowl
January 11, 2011
Photos by Dan Levy
Los Angeles, CA

HANGER BOWL HALLOWEEN JAM 2010 HANGER BOWL SOUTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 31, 2010 WORDS BY DAN LEVY PHOTOS BY JOSHUA MCFADDEN www.McFaddenArtwork.com   Every year, on Halloween, the infamous Hanger Bowl plays host to some of the East Coast's hardest rippers. It has become Read More

SUMMER SHRED FEST SUMMER SHRED FEST DATE: July 25, 2010 LOCATION: Channel Street Skatepark, San Pedro, CA PHOTOS: Dan Levy, Brittany Montero, Vans Davey The Channel Street Skatepark was going off during the Summer Shred Fest in San Pedro on July 25, 2010!  It was Read More

HALLOWEEN BASH IN PHILLY SECOND ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH Philly Warehouse - Philadelphia, PA October 31, 2009 Words by Derek Rinaldi Photos by Bryan Lathrop and Zoli When I first started skating, there was a contest held in Philadelphia called the Philly Freeze. It was given Read More

CRAWDAD HOLE

CRAPPIES BOWL
Myrtle Beach, SC
October 20, 2009
Photos by Ross Rogers

DALLAS DIY SKATEPARK

DALLAS DIY SKATEPARK
Dallas, TX
October 10, 2009
Photos by Pietro Elina

Duty for the future! New D.I.Y. in Dallas, TX. Dallas’ own Burnside. The city is threatening to demo! To help please e-mail Pietro Elina at pietroelina@ymail.com.

LINCOLN RAMP CONTEST

LINCOLN RAMP CONTEST
VENICE, CA
June 27, 2009
Photos by Matt Smith

LINCOLN RAMP

LINCOLN RAMP
VENICE, CA
June 16, 2009
Photos by Dan Levy