Beach Street Skatepark - West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.

This facility is to skateboarding what astroturf mats are to golf ... just not much creativity going on here.

And once again the folks at Scituate Concrete let the kiddie committee "design it themselves" ... out of prefab concrete "features" plopped onto asphalt. Guaranteed to provide an alternating "go-fast/go-slow" experience in a non-flow, push around layout. The coping is for appearance only, since its set in so far as to serve no practical purpose. The miniramp has no flat bottom - but a seam where opposing concrete sections pitch down to a midpoint. Dismal, really. And not a cheap installation, either: The crane costs alone to drop these turds is enough to build a decent skatelite miniramp. Located on Beach Street beside the West Haven beach. The place is free but was closed when I stopped by at 4 PM on a Monday. Eventually some bikers climbed in, but I didn't notice any skaters getting fired up and hopping the fence. I wonder why.
- BillyBonebrake