pool skateboarding culture & history

How to open up a spot.

tb — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:20:17 +0000

Another dedicated poolskateboarding.com follower checking the pool out on the way home. We recommend parking the car on the street instead of in the pool, its less conspicuous. While not the best way to check the skate-ability of a pool, he did get in. Getting out is the tough part.

Extreme Car Pooling

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Drunken driver crashed through wall, into backyard swimming pool in La Puente, California.
LA PUENTE — A family got a rude awakening early Sunday when a drunken driver plowed through the cinder block wall surrounding their backyard and ended up submerged in their swimming pool, authorities said.
Modesto Cabral, 40, of La Puente was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence following the 5:25 a.m. crash on Barrydale Street at Orange Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Steve Licon.
“We woke up to an awful noise and looked outside, and a car was in the pool,” said resident Janelle Diaz, 16.
“We had always joked around about it — that someone was going to end up in the pool — because they’ve hit our wall before,” she added.
Cabral suffered only minor injuries in the crash, Licon said.
He was westbound on Delvale Street in his 2006 Lexus GS430 approaching a “T intersection” prior to the crash, the sergeant said.
“Mr. Cabral allowed his vehicle to travel through the ‘T’ intersection at Orange Avenue and continue over the west concrete sidewalk,” Licon said.
The car then plowed through the cinder block wall and into the backyard swimming pool, he said.
“Mr. Cabral was able to exit his vehicle through the right front window,” the sergeant added.
Investigating officers determined he was “under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs,” Licon said.
According to county booking records, Cabral was being held in lieu of $10,000 bail pending his scheduled arraignment Tuesday in El Monte Superior Court.

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Cradle of Life

FSA — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:11:16 +0000

Holy Smokes!

Pool Skating Los Angeles 2008

FSA — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:05:47 +0000

Carve a concrete wave.

This one had a nice face wall with quick side walls, split level love seat to the left of the light, death box to the right, round brick coping, and a perfect surface. We bucketed a little water and had to be really quiet as two neighbors had barking dogs. I only skated it once, barge session in LA, California.
Backside grind over the Death box, Che Cruz Hernandez, 2008.
Thank you Hector Waluyo Moreno for the photo.

Fullerton Skate Park Needs You!

barf bag — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:48:59 +0000

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Pool Skating History Trailer

barf bag — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:34:02 +0000

Reprinted from http://blog.istia.tv/2012/04/who-invented-pool-skateboarding.html

Get out fuckers!

tb — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:53:38 +0000

Go skate some fucked up shit and have a blast doing it!

The more fucked up the better!

Perfection is overrated and only exists in your weak little mind!

Go skateboarding now and get broke off!

Go!

The Infamous Mike’s Pool

tb — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:58:57 +0000

A Blue Haven Goddess...

One of the toughest pools to really ride in all of Orange County. It used to be a proving ground during the later 1990s pre-pool fanaticism until everyone pussed out in favor of skate park bowls. During its run as the only real backyard pool hosting regular sessions in Orange County when everyone was stuck riding made to skate bowls, this place hosted some of the most hardcore skateboarding sessions anywhere. Real punk shows next to the pool were the regular, most were too scared to show up. I seen some of the best and worst pool skateboarding go down and probably have it on video. I hate to say it, most skaters were too scared to ride. I’ve seen pro skateboarding legends refuse to take a run here. It goes to show how rad this place really is or was or will be when it decides to open up again and give this new generation a good shot of adrenalin.

Badlands Skateboarding Celebration

tb — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:50:00 +0000

Skateboarding Culture & History

Nude Bowl 1989: Che Cruz Hernandez

FSA — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:34:08 +0000

Che Cruz Hernandez: Getting inverted at the infamous Nude Bowl.

I have video footage of this session which I will hopefully find and post soon. Not sure if this was a make, but I was stoked to pull a few during this session. Che Hernandez, backside invert in the Nude Bowl, 1989. Thank you Wyatt Beserra for the photo.

Image courtesy of Wyatt Beserra

San Juan Pool: Dave Duncan 1988

FSA — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:14:33 +0000

1988: San Juan Pool aka Haunted Hole

The Legendary Double D, Dave Duncan destroys the pebble rock coping with a HEAVY frontside grind under the palm tree in the legendary San Juan Pool (Haunted Hole) circa 1988. Tony Alva was also there this day and we were honored, on our first visit to this perfect backyard gem. T.A. is in the background behind the palm tree.