History Of Skateboard Parks

The first skatepark in the world surf city opened for business at 2169 e.

History of skateboard parks. In the mid 1970s skateboarding reached germany. Speedway in tucson arizona on september 3 1965. The first skateboards were manufactured commercially in the 1950s. No one really knows who made the first board it seems that several people came up with similar ideas at the same time.

Brief history of skateparks skateboarding represents a 4 8 billion market. The park had concrete ramps and was operated by arizona surf city enterprises inc. Patti mcgee women s national champion attended the grand opening. The american soldiers brought the trend with them and by 1976 munich became the first german skateboard center.

The first significant skateboarding boom was in 1963 and then popularity waned over the years until 1972 when urethane wheels were introduced. The sport originated in the 1950s when surfers in california attached roller skate wheels to wooden boards and took to the streets when the surf was flat.