Skateboarders Now and Then

Here's a cool article I found on "The Lookout News", a Santa Monica based website.

The Lens was just a lad when, in the mid-‘70s, the polyurethane wheel and Santa Monica’s Z-boys transformed the skateboard from a Eisenhower-era gimmick into today’s all-consuming obsession. That a kid in the Inland Empire could mimic a bit of surf culture made it all that more cool.

I distinctly recall using the skateboard (a banana yellow Malibu Grand Prix with a kick tail) to travel from point A to point B, and soar down insanely steep hills. Today’s generation of skateboarders, however, seem fixated on grinding their boards along such things as curbs and handrails, stairs and benches.

Complete article.