The first skateboards are assembled out of broken scooters and planks of wood with steel wheels. 1959 - Limited number of retail stores start carrying the first roller derby skateboards .
Boards come with clay wheels.
1960 - Skateboards now available at major retailers. 1963 - Surf company Makaha makes its first skateboard . Hermosa Beach holds first skateboard competition. First known empty pool is skated in Santa Monica by Gary Swanson. 1964 - Mass production of skateboard manufacturing begins.