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Documenting the final days of Philly’s legendary LOVE Park
The concrete playground — Skateboarding might have been banned in Philadelphia's LOVE Park, but for years it was a mecca for skaters from the city and beyond. Photographer Jonathan Rentschler captured the concrete playground in its final years.
Written by: Chris Owen
'Nobody sits you down and explains the rules. You just do it.'
Lessons from a life of skate — For Go Skateboarding Day 2017, we’ve taken a trip down memory lane through our archive to revisit lessons we've learnt from some of skating's greatest icons.
Written by: Briony Cartmell
As a girl skating was my escape. As a young woman, it was taken from me
Go Skateboarding Day 2017 — In her early years, skating provided Marianne Eloise with an escape: from anxiety, from a toxic household, the OCD that span around her head. But as she got older, all that changed; suddenly her board could no longer be a sanctuary.
Written by: Marianne Eloise
The DIY Brussels skatepark creating a community against the odds
For skaters, by skaters — Looking to bring his community together and protect them from the cold, Youssef Abaoud and his friends hand built the Byrrrh – Brussel's first official DIY indoor skate park to open in over a decade.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Welcome to Lagos: Africa’s new skate hotspot
Straight outta Las Gidi — Red Bull photographer Tyrone Bradley captures an emerging scene in Lagos, Nigeria which is blowing up thanks to local crew Wafflesncream.
Written by: Alex King
The Travel Diary: Skating the streets of Panama City
What you see along the way — Photographer Rafael Gonzalez hits the streets of Central America's Panama City, exploring the capital's beautiful backdrop with the skateboarders who call the place their home.
Written by: Rafael Gonzalez
Meeting the skaters at one of New York's most loved skate parks
It's under threat — The Astoria Skate Plaza in Queens, New York, is a sanctuary for skaters in a rapidly changing city. But just like Brooklyn Banks before it, rampant gentrification now threatens to rip a community from its home.
Written by: Josh Fray
How a drab shopping centre became a haven for London's skaters
The real olympic legacy — London is dying. Where culture and community once blossomed, now private security guards and Jamie's Italians now reign supreme. But in one drab East London shopping centre, a true skate community spirit lives on.
Written by: Tom Hale
A skate legend too radical for the industry
This is Clyde Singleton — Clyde Singleton has been a transgressive force in skateboarding history – a tell-it-like-it-is character who has zero time for bullshit. Two decades after making his dream a reality by turning pro, he's still committed to pulling off the unexpected. This is a snapshot of his life.
Written by: Clyde Singleton
Pro-skater Gilbert Crockett on creativity, careers and condiments
Huck x Vans — With a new Vans shoe and a video on the way, pro-skater Gilbert Crockett is set to have one hell of a 2017.
Written by: Carl Anka
