Displaying items by tag: This Old Ledge
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12/27/2024
This Old Ledge: Arco Rails
Downtown LA’s preeminent towers have presided over countless iconic sessions. Ted gives the scoop on the gilded grounds of ARCO from Video Days to 2024. -
12/20/2024
This Old Ledge: Los Angeles Mall
For most, the LA Mall is an uninviting Downtown fortress, but skaters have been flocking there since the '80s. Walk the grounds with Ted Barrow as he traces the bricks' history from early Guy to modern Greco. -
12/13/2024
This Old Ledge: DWP Los Angeles
The most ideal benches in the world? Ted Barrow makes a strong case they're at LA's Department of Water and Power. Get the scoop, backed by iconic clips of MJ, Carroll, Spanky, Shane and more. -
9/09/2024
This Old Ledge: Wallenberg
Departing from The City’s downtown plazas, Ted Barrow marches uphill to the haunted terraces of San Francisco's most famous schoolyard. -
3/27/2024
This Old Ledge: Grant's Tomb
Who’s buried at Grant’s Tomb? Not just a former president and his wife (and dog). A more recent and gnarly history lives at this Upper West Side spot, highlighted by Ted Barrow and the rippers who tested the beveled blocks at this exalted NYC staple. -
3/20/2024
This Old Ledge: Pyramid Ledges
Some surfaces and settings are seemingly built for skateboarding, inspiring decades of innovation. In our third NYC installment, Ted details the appeal and surprising history of the Pyramid Ledges. -
3/13/2024
This Old Ledge: New York Courthouse
New York City is a treasure trove of Epic Spots and rich layers of history. Ted Barrow takes us through three blocks that boast some of the best terrain in the world. Monumental spots make great skateboarding. -
3/06/2024
This Old Ledge: Brooklyn Banks
Few plazas loom as large as The Banks. From the Bones Brigade to Harold Hunter, the sessions that sparked these clips are seared into our minds. Ted Barrow's back to highlight its significance. -
8/02/2023
This Old Ledge: Pier 7
For over 25 years, Pier 7 has been at the center of technical skating. It’s not just where you are, but who you’re with and how you roll. That code of conduct was forged in the ’90s along San Francisco's waterfront. -
7/26/2023
This Old Ledge: Bay Blocks
Though “The Ribbon” was a doomed project for city government, the stretch of concrete blocks along the Embarcadero further cemented San Francisco’s mecca status in the ’90s and beyond.
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12/30/2024
Thrasher's DIY: Rosebud DIY
What's the DIY capital of the world? It might be South Dakota's Rosebud Reservation with how fast they're adding new parks. Kanfoush and epic guest Pedro Delfino lend some muscle for the locals and see what life is like on the rez in this special episode. -
12/30/2024
Sk8 Skates' "BrazyLand" Video
Winnipeg’s triple OG shop is back at it with another heavy full-length feature filmed by Kian Smeall. -
12/30/2024
This Old Ledge: Arco Rails
Downtown LA’s preeminent towers have presided over countless iconic sessions. Ted gives the scoop on the gilded grounds of ARCO from Video Days to 2024. -
12/30/2024
Pearl's "My Favorite Things" with Sam Smyth
Our Northwest friends at Pearl adopt the Crail Couch format and sit down with Smyth. -
12/30/2024
Tired’s “Solo” Video starring Mike Condello
It doesn’t matter how you skate or what you skate, what matters is that the fire still burns. Mike Condello inspires us and stirs up the stoke in this Thrasher x Tired holiday special.
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