Skatepark Boom in the United States (1976-1985)

1. Skateboard City opens in Port Orange

   Feb 1, 1976Labels: Skateboard City, Port Orange, Concrete park

   • Guinness

2. Carlsbad Skatepark opens in California

   Mar 1, 1976Labels: Carlsbad Skatepark, San Diego, California

   • Smithsonian
   • Skatepark

3. Ocean Bowl opens as an early municipal park

   Jun 1, 1976Labels: Ocean Bowl, Ocean City, Municipal park

   • Skatepark
   • CoastDispatch

4. Derby Skatepark built in Santa Cruz

   Aug 1, 1976Labels: Derby Skatepark, Santa Cruz, Snake run

   • Wormhoudt

5. World Skateboard Championships held at Carlsbad

   Apr 10, 1977Labels: World Skateboard, Carlsbad Skatepark, Competition

   • Skatepark

6. Pipeline Skatepark opens in Upland

   May 1, 1977Labels: Pipeline Skatepark, Upland, Vertical walls

   • SkateHoF

7. Kona Skatepark opens in Jacksonville

   Jun 4, 1977Labels: Kona Skatepark, Jacksonville, Florida

   • Guinness
   • SkateHoF

8. Bro Bowl built as Florida’s first public park

   Jan 1, 1978Labels: Bro Bowl, Perry Harvey, Public park

   • BroBowl

9. Del Mar Skate Ranch opens as the boom slows

   Aug 1, 1978Labels: Del Mar, California

   • DelMar
   • Smithsonian

10. Carlsbad Skatepark closes and is buried

    Jan 1, 1979Labels: Carlsbad Skatepark, Closure, Burial

    • Smithsonian
    • Skatepark

11. Liability pressures drive widespread skatepark shutdowns

    Jan 1, 1983Labels: Liability crisis, Insurance industry, Park closures

    • InsJournal
    • PMC

12. 1985 marks the post-boom landscape of survivors

    Jan 1, 1985Labels: Post-boom survivors, 1985, Park legacy

    • PMC
    • Strong