#Vintage Skateboarding

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

BATTLE-SCARRED ARTIFACTS FROM THE HEYDAY OF AMERICAN HARDCORE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the now over 40-year-old skate deck from the private collection of Andy Rose, author of "There's Something Hard in There" blogspot, a relic of his teenage hardcore punk past.

"I was no Z-Boy, that's for sure. Not even close, man.

Alva, Adams, Peralta and the others would have laughed me out of town.

However, I could get my skateboard going at my own pace and have a blast while riding The Strand along Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo as a youngster. My friend Sean and I "bombed" the mammoth hills by my home in Redondo without flinching (well, maybe a little bit at first). I couldn't ride the ramps as well as my buddy Brian or shred the bowls like the ragers at Skateboard World in Torrance, but who cares?

Skating for me was something to do during those Southern California summers, and it usually involved music, as well: everything from BOSTON to ZEPPELIN to BLACK FLAG to MINOR THREAT. You can't beat that."

-- ANDY ROSE (author & founder of "There's Something Hard in There" blogspot, c. February 2015

Source: https://theressomethinghardinthere.blogspot.com/2015/02.

[nodarknight]

We skated whatever we could find

[vintage-skateboards]

TITAN SKATEBOARD

by Fairfax Company Illinois / ca. 1960s

This Vintage Titan skateboard, is a quintessential piece of skateboarding history. Measuring 3 1/2” x 24” x 7 1/2”, and inspired by the Titan rocket family, give it a unique aesthetic appeal.

The Titan rocket family, played a crucial role in the U.S. Space Race. These rockets were pivotal in launching numerous satellites and manned missions, contributing significantly to space exploration efforts during the Cold War. This era, marked by intense competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, saw rapid advancements in technology and space capabilities. The Titan rockets, with their robust design and reliability, became symbols of American ingenuity and determination.

Acquired: Long Beach, California, United States.

[westside-historic]

Shogo was my favorite skater when i was 11, and I got to see him skate this very bowl in competition.

Original Z-Boy Shogo Kubo flying high over the Marina Dogbowl in the late ‘70s.

Source: zboys.com

[bruisefender]

Powell Peralta, Steve Saiz circa 1991

[xsugarinme]

⋅˚₊‧ women & blue eyeshadow‧₊˚ ⋅

[mudwerks]

(via Patti McGee, Skateboarding’s First Female Champion, Dies at 79 - The New York Times)

Patti McGee, whose thrill-seeking activities as a teenager included surfing off the coast of San Diego and skateboarding on the city’s streets, and who ultimately became skating’s first female national champion, died on Oct. 16 at her home in Brea, Calif., in northern Orange County. She was 79.

[retropopcult]

"12 Wheels": teen skateboarding in her rollerskates. Photographed by SPʘT (Glenn Michael Lockett) along The Strand in Hermosa Beach, 1979.

[slutpoppers]

[Detective Conan]

[earlicking]

Thrasher : Skate and Destroy [PSX]

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"FOR ME, STYLE IS EVERYTHING..."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the late, great, original Z-boy, Shogo Kubo (1959-2014), poolriding the Krypto Bowl in West Los Angeles, CA, c. 1977. 📸: Glen E. Friedman.

“For me, style is everything. Style either makes you look good or bad."

-- SHOGO KUBO (1959-2014) to Jay Adams (in a 2002 interview)

Sources: https://juicemagazine.com/home/dogtown-chronicles-shogo-kubo, discogs, Pinterest, various, etc...

[nodarknight]

Mullets make you faster. We won every now and then.

[y95ng]

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[westside-historic]

This is the exact model I got for my 11th birthday in 1978, but mine didn't have the border accents.

Wes Humpston is the originator/pioneer of graffiti-style skate graphics, and the co-founder of the original Dogtown Skates brand, along with Red Dog, Jim Muir.

Dogtown Skates signature Wes Humpston deck, the Bulldog design, in 1978.

Courtesy of venicedan1313.

[eroticlamb]

James Hetfield photographed by Ross Halfin, 1986 ♡

i thought these were photoshopped at first cause why does he look like a literal 12 yr old