The skateboard has had a wild ride. From its DIY beginnings in the 1950s to its counterculture heyday in the ’80s and ’90s to its inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics, skateboarding has been ...

Converse has teamed up with publishing agency Phaidon to create a story that tells the history of skateboarding from the 50s to the current year in their new book; Skateboard. The book is curated by ...

As skateboarding becomes an Olympic event, “Drop In” chronicles the women, nonbinary, and queer skaters who have made the sport more equitable. History, it is said, is written by the victors. And so ...

The Loveland Museum’s latest exhibit, “Designing the Ride,” brings the history of skateboarding into clearer focus, offering visitors a look at the history of the sport and the cultural rebellion it ...

A project two years in the making has brought the spirit of skateboarding’s origins back to the sport’s birthplace. On June 30, the California Heritage Museum launched its exhibit "Dogtown and the ...

Boston-area filmer Jason Jenkins put together this video on Beantown’s well-known spot you've seen over the years in numerous videos—the Long Wharf, aka the Aquarium. It’s been skated for over 25 ...

SACRAMENTO — Hollywood is celebrating a Sacramento native who made a documentary movie about the history of skateboarding in his hometown. The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival named James ...

State College is most known for being a college town, built around Penn State and its large sports complexes, but what some might not know is that the ever-changing area has a rich history in one ...

How one photo became a cultural touchpoint, mirroring those rarely seen in skateboarding culture. When photojournalist Andrew Craft scanned a forgotten photonegative from the Fayetteville Observer ...

Skateboarder Ted Barrow takes a look at the yesterday and today of Los Angeles' famous beachfront skate spots, from the Santa Monica Pier to the Venice Pavilion. Whether you grew up watching skate ...

May 29—Near the center of Foster Skate Park, there's a red bank of concrete with a curb on top of it. For many young skaters at the park, it blends in with the park's aesthetic of plain concrete with ...