End of an era - Huntington Beach Skatepark to be destroyed
So what do you think about all of this? It seems like another little city adjustment, but I see a problem. For one, the kids who skate there wouldn't know to go to a meeting to discuss whether or not this park should be demolished, and so their parents, if they have them, probably wouldn't know either! The second problem I see is the little piece of wisdom that Peter Townend shared - where are these skaters supposed to go? They're likely going to start skating on the school campus again, and that usually results in them getting into more trouble with the school... And all of this set aside, it's just sad to see the city throw away such a landmark, and not to see the value of keeping something like this. What do you think? Am I over reacting? Am I not worked up enough? Leave a comment below and say what you think!
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Honestly, the park was never really that good, but they still shouldn’t have torn it down.
dont destroy it that would be like destroying the lincoln monument i greww up in cali and lived all up and down the coast and that skatepark no matter how small it is will always stick out in my mind as the beginers paradise i learned how to skateboard there im twenty three and now living in mississippi and am married with three kids but i have no intentions of quitting skating and i will someday return to the orange california sun matt
Glad I got to sk8te it one last time. For tommorow there will be know more:( R.I.P.
first of all if the city knew it was a histroical landmark why would they distroy it. thats like the place where most of the pros when they 1st started to learn to skate thats where they went to. they should of left it there.
Just to clarify, the city didn’t want to tear it down. It was the school board. The skatepark is on school property and they are tearing it down because they are building a new stadium. I’ve had meetings with the city and attended the council meetings. They didn’t want to do this. The school board was very sneaky about this!
It’s pretty definite that there will be a park built on the other side of the high school at Worthy park. The public meeting is on Wednesday August 13th in council chambers if anyone wants to go.
BTW, the park is still open if anyone still wants to have one last skate.
Molly
flatbar is gone and you’ll get kicked out if you jump the fence. schoolboards blow!
that was a great park but i hear there gonna make a better one
This is just sad. I grew up skating in Orange County and if anyone was around in the 90s that skated you would know this was the only skate park in all of Orange County. There were other private parks that were short lived but HB was the only free public skate park. Pros would show up and make kids days. They would sell product for dirt cheap and skate the park giving kids the opportunity to see a professional skate. Those rules about helmets and pads were not official. In fact, Ed Templeton help design the park and with the help of Ed the design team designed the park so pads wouldn’t be required. That’s why the law enforcement never gave out pad tickets even with the police station being directly across the street. I will surely miss that park.
Man this is sad news. I have VERY fond memories of skating there all day, having just moved from Atlanta, Georgia. I used to spend hours there until dark. I met some very cool people and lasting friends. Got to see many Pros too, ie. Bastien Zalabanzi (#1 in the World at the time 2004), Greg Lutzka, Gershon Mosley… I’m coming back to Orange county in a few days to live, I would love to see the park again, and also see the new Skatepark and rekindle the memories
Peace!