Did you know that skateboarding came from surfing? That is why people call it “sidewalk surfing”.The very first skateboards were actually kinda like scooters‚ with roller skate wheels attached to a two by four. Once the scooter like piece was broken off‚ the skateboard was born.Skateboards started with the old clay wheels and now with some improvement‚ “In 1972‚ Frank Nasworthy invented urethane skateboard wheels‚ which are similar to what most skaters use today” (Cave). Urethane wheels was made
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Today I am going to be talking about the history of Skateboarding. Skateboarding first appeared in the 1950’s. It started when California surfers wanted to surf when the waves were flat. Nobody really knows who invented skateboarding‚ people just had similar ideas. People would take the wheels off of roller-skates and attached to a two by four. They realized that skateboarding could recreate the feeling of riding a wave. It was during this time that modifications were made to the trucks making
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Skateboarding has rich history of innovation and is full of intriguing stories. Many of these stories are documented in this book in great detail. However‚ this essay will provide you with an overview of the last nine decades. The first type of skateboards were actually more like scooters. These contraptions‚ which date back to the early 1900’s featured roller skate wheels attached to a two by four. Often the wood had a milk crate nailed to it with handles sticking out for control. Over the next
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Hallo »guys«! Today i’m going to talk about skateboarding because it is something that keeps me happy and relaxed at once. So the history of skateboarding is really long. First skateboard was probably invented in early 50’s when one day surfers couldn’t surf because the waves were flat‚ so they took a wooden board and roller-skate wheels and put them together. From then skateboarding became really popular‚ first in US and then all over the world. It was developing really quickly. People started
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individual and I will prevail” My artistic craving started to lean towards the legendary surf and skate illustrators of the 1970’s to 1990’s. The Skateboarding‚ Surfing and rock & roll art of the 3 decades was by three illustrators‚ Jim Phillips‚ Vernon Courtlandt Johnston and Mark Gonzalez. Within this essay I will be looking at the History of Skateboarding through the 50’s to the 80’s. Skateboard graphics can be humorous‚ controversial‚ political‚ abstract‚ thought provoking and even collectable
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Skateboarding History The history of skateboarding from its first appearance in the 1950’s to the present day. The first skateboards were actually more like scooters‚ with the undercarriage consisting of rollerskate wheels attached to a two by four. Once the pushbar of the scooter-like contraption was broken off‚ skateboarding was born. 1950’s It wasn’t until the 1950’s‚ when the surfing craze was in full swing‚ that people realized skateboarding could recreate the feeling of riding
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When the word “skateboarding” pops up‚ what comes to mind? Skateboarding has been around since the early 1950’s‚ when surfers wanted a way to mimic surfing without the water. Skateboarding then‚ was known as “sidewalk surfing” to many local skateboarders. The name “sidewalk surfing” comes from skateboarders wanting to do surfing-like maneuvers while traveling at a high rate of speed. Then 1950’s were the opening era of skateboarding‚ but it was not very popular at this time. Many people disliked
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Shari Alvanas Composition 10/18/05 English Skateboarding as Pop culture: The Mark of the Z-Boys The sport of skateboarding has been around for many years. The sport has gone from the early nineteen-hundreds to modern day society. The sport went from just being a hobby to becoming one of the most popular sports of today. Throughout the years skateboarding has been significantly modified to suit the skaters of the day. Since skateboarding has been in existence for so long it has changed
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Skateboarding is an Art‚ a Lifestyle‚ and a Way of Life. By Mike Lombardo -December 2012 People who don’t skateboard have no idea what I’m about to describe‚ but if you have a passion for skateboarding like I you will totally understand. Skateboarding is not a sport; we don’t have any couches telling us what we can and can’t do. We can literally do whatever we want on a skateboard‚ it is complete creativity and freedom. Skateboarding is an Art‚ a Lifestyle
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Title of Speech: The History of Skateboarding Attention Getter In the 1970s California skateboarders‚ with no skate parks to practice in‚ would drive through neighborhoods in search of empty swimming pools. While pools were easy enough to find‚ however‚ empty ones were not. Many skaters began to cart around hoses‚ pumps‚ brooms and other gear so that an unattended pool could be emptied in a hurry. Skateboarding pioneer Wes Humpston on the Biography Channel (Source 1) once recalled draining
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