Skate shop
A skate shop is a store that sells skateboards and skateboarding apparel.[1] When financially possible, skate shops sponsor local riders and promote skateboarding locally through skate videos and demonstrations, referred to as "demos".[2]
History
In 1962, the surf shop "Val-Surf" in Hollywood became the first skate shop when they carried the first self-produced skateboards. These boards, sold complete, featured a surfboard shape and roller skate trucks.[3]
Professional skateboarder Jeff Grosso referred to skate shops as "Jedi temples for skateboarding".[4]
Notable skate shops
- Rip City Skates - Santa Monica, CA[5]
- ZJ Boarding House - Santa Monica, CA[6]
- 510 Skateboarding - Berkeley, CA[7]
- 66 6th - San Francisco, CA[8]
- Cal Skate Skateboards - Portland, OR[9]
- Skate Brooklyn - Brooklyn, NY[10]
- Supreme - New York City, NY[11]
- Uncle Funkys Boards - New York City, NY[12]
- Three Amigos Skate Shop - Camden, London, UK
- Slam City Skates - London, UK
- Central Skate Shop - Managua, Nicaragua[13]
- Church of Skatan - Santa Barbara, CA[14]
- L.A. Skate Co. - Los Angeles, CA[15]
- Lotties Skateshop - Los Angeles, CA[16]
- Coliseum Skateshop - Boston, MA[17]
- McGills Skateshop - Encinitas, CA[18]
- Ridin' High Skate Shop - Burlington, VT[19]
Gallery of skate shops from around the world
References
- ^ Ruhling, Nancy A. (11 July 2018). "Dropping Into Uncle Funkys Boards". The New York Times.
- ^ Romero, Dennis. "Skateboarding, not surfing, should be California's official state sport". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "History of Skateboarding | skatedeluxe Blog".
- ^ "Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding : Season 10". Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding : Season 10. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "RIP CITY SKATES: A SANTA MONICA INSTITUTION TURNS 40". The Berrics.
- ^ "ZJ Boarding House - Los Angeles HOT LIST". la.cityvoter.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "510 Skateboarding". East Bay Express.
- ^ "Thrasher Unveils San Francisco Flagship Store Located at 66 Sixth Street ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE". SKATE NEWSWIRE. 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Cal Skate Skateboards". Travel Portland. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "Skate Brooklyn Skate Shop | Shopping in Park Slope, Brooklyn". Time Out New York.
- ^ "50 Things You Didn't Know About Supreme". Complex.
- ^ Ruhling, Nancy A. (2018-07-11). "Dropping Into Uncle Funkys Boards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "Chico Brenes: Back to Nicaragua". X Games.
- ^ "Church of Skatan - Skate shop". MySkateSpots.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ "Skate Shops near Cerritos CA". losangeles.cerritoshyundai.com.
- ^ "So Random, This One". Quartersnacks.com.
- ^ "New Plans Ahead". ESPN.com. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "State Of Skate Shop Spotlight: McGill's Skateshop". Adventure Sports Network. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ Picard, Ken. "Ridin' High Again". Seven Days.