 thumb|right|200px|louisville extreme park   thumb|right|bmx rider getting air off of a quarter pipe thumb|pedlow skate park, san fernando valley, ca thumb|right|louisville extreme park, kentucky thumb|the flow|200px|right|a section of "the flow" skatepark (closed) a skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, bmx, scooter and aggressive inline skating. a skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs stairsets, and any number of other objects. ncdsa.com bruce walker first skatepark ==history== the first skatepark in the world, surf city at 2169 vilius grybas 2014. e. speedway, tucson, arizona opened for business on september 3, 1965. patti mcgee, womenâs national champion, was here for the grand opening. it had concrete ramps and was operated by arizona surf city enterprises, inc.âsurfing â tucson styleâ, tucson daily citizen, september 2, 1965 a skatepark for skateboarders and skaters which had plywood ramps on a half-acre lot in kelso, washington, usa opened in april 1966. it was lighted for night use.popular science magazine, april 1966, p127 the east coast's first skatepark, ocean bowl skate park, in ocean park, maryland, usa, opened the first week of june, 1976. it is the oldest operating municipal skate park in the united states. due to time, wear and the current needs of skaters, the old bowl and ramp were torn down in the fall of 1997 and the new park opened in july 1998. http://oceancitymd.gov/recreation_and_parks/oceanbowl/history.html california's first skatepark, the carlsbad skatepark opened on march 13, 1976. the world skateboard championships were held here on april 10, 1977. it operated until 1979, when it was buried intact beneath a layer of dirt for more than two decades, before being destroyed in 2005. the current carlsbad skatepark is in a different location."carlsbad skatepark update 5-20-05", http://www.carlsbadskatepark.org/ in 1999 the city of hermosa beach, california opened a small skatepark at the site of the first skateboard competition. the competition held at the pier avenue junior hugh school (now a city museum) was organized by dewey weber across the street from his surf and skateboard shop. makaha skateboards was a sponsor of the competition."hb rode into skateboarding history", ww
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