- 1970’s Florida Skateparks RIP
- Skateboard USA - Hollywood, FL
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Skateboard USA - Hollywood, FL
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General Information
Skatepark Name
Skateboard USA
BMX
- no
Opening Date
March 25, 1977
Open / Closed
- Closed
Extra Info
(opening date unconfirmed)
Free or Pay
pay
Inside or Outside
outside
Are Pads Required?
yes
Riding Surface?
concrete
Construction Info
Designer
Frank E. Sanchez
Location
Address
3500, North 28th Terrace, Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, 33020, United States
Postal Code
33020
Latitude
26.04
Longitude
-80.16
City
Hollywood
Contacts
Managment
- Private
Mostly remembered as the place where Alan Gelfand and Jeff Duer invented the ollie
Though Skateboard USA was still in the pre-coping park design style, its vertical sections provided the testing grounds for one of the most important tricks of all time.
Important as it was, however, the park was very short lived and the skatepark was listed as “temporarily closed” in the beginning of Summer 1978. By July 18, 1978 manager Al Anderson said insurance issues cause the park to be shut down.
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