Skate shop
A skateshop is a retail establishment dedicated to selling skateboard components as well as skateboarding apparel.[1] When budget allows, these shops often support local skaters and foster the skateboarding culture through skate video productions and live exhibitions known as "demos".[2]
History
The first skate shop emerged in 1962 when the surf store "Val-Surf" in Hollywood began offering the earliest self-manufactured skateboards. These complete boards had a design inspired by surfboards and were equipped with roller skate trucks.[3]
Professional skateboarder Jeff Grosso famously described skate shops as "Jedi temples for skateboarding".[4]
Notable skate shops
- Rip City Skates - located in Santa Monica, CA[5]
- ZJ Boarding House - based in Santa Monica, CA[6]
- 510 Skateboarding - situated in Berkeley, CA[7]
- 66 6th - found in San Francisco, CA[8]
- Cal Skate Skateboards - operating in Portland, OR[9]
- Labor Skateshop - based in New York City, NY[10]
- KCDC Skateshop - located in Brooklyn, NY[11]
- Skate Brooklyn - operating in Brooklyn, NY[12]
- Supreme - headquartered in New York City, NY[13]
- Uncle Funkys Boards - based in New York City, NY[14]
- Central Skate Shop - situated in Managua, Nicaragua[15]
- Church of Skatan - located in Santa Barbara, CA[16]
- L.A. Skate Co. - operating out of Los Angeles, CA[17]
- Coliseum Skateshop - based in Boston, MA[18]
- McGills Skateshop - located in Encinitas, CA[19]
- Ridin' High Skate Shop - situated in Burlington, VT[20]
- Anti-Social Skateshop - located in Vancouver, British Columbia[21]
- Valley Skate & Surf
Gallery showcasing skate shops globally
References
- ↑ Ruhling, Nancy A. (11 July 2018). "Dropping Into Uncle Funkys Boards". The New York Times.
- ↑ Romero, Dennis (11 March 2018). "Skateboarding, not surfing, should be California's official state sport". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "History of Skateboarding | skatedeluxe Blog".
- ↑ "Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding : Season 10". Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding : Season 10. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ↑ "RIP CITY SKATES: A SANTA MONICA INSTITUTION TURNS 40". The Berrics. 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "ZJ Boarding House - Los Angeles HOT LIST". la.cityvoter.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "510 Skateboarding". East Bay Express.
- ↑ "Thrasher Unveils San Francisco Flagship Store Located at 66 Sixth Street ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE". SKATE NEWSWIRE (Press release). 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Cal Skate Skateboards". Travel Portland. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Welcoming Labor, NYC's Finest Skate Shop". www.paradeworld.com. 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ "Neighborhood Joint | KCDC Skate Shop (Published 2011)". The New York Times. 2011-09-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ "Skate Brooklyn Skate Shop | Shopping in Park Slope, Brooklyn". Time Out New York.
- ↑ "50 Things You Didn't Know About Supreme". Complex.
- ↑ Ruhling, Nancy A. (2018-07-11). "Dropping Into Uncle Funkys Boards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ↑ "Chico Brenes: Back to Nicaragua". X Games.
- ↑ "Church of Skatan - Skate shop". MySkateSpots.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ↑ "Skate Shops near Cerritos CA". losangeles.cerritoshyundai.com.
- ↑ "New Plans Ahead". ESPN.com. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ↑ "State Of Skate Shop Spotlight: McGill's Skateshop". Adventure Sports Network. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ↑ Picard, Ken. "Ridin' High Again". Seven Days.
- ↑ "Rick McCrank's "Abandoned" Ep.1 and Interview". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.