Elgin pipes circa 87
Illinois’ legendary skatespot known as the Elgin pipes, named after the town of Elgin where they resided. Legends, myths and truths trickled throughout the Midwest like.. oh I don’t know, hazardous chemicals leaching into the water table? Here’s a few I remember, located next to a mental hospital, someone was murdered there, spikes welded on to keep skaters out… the list goes on. This is Michael Hammecker with a tail stall to nose grab. Let’s hear some Elgin pipes stories. Enlarge-o-rama.
Posted by: on December 3rd, 2009
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Categories: Back In The Day, Found Terrain, Skate
Tags: 80's, Elgin, full pipes, Illinois
Is that the bully from A Christmas Story
That shot is posed.
@Sk8 D.. hahaha, that shits funny..
@Grover.. That shit ain’t posed sucker! I used to rip those.. Dont hate, skate!
You are posed.
Haha, you’re high.. Yeah, I suppose it could look posed.. but there’s no platform on those pipes and the edge is about 3 inches thick, there’s no way to pose..
I may be balanced kind of sketchy, but… haha
So don’t post my shit Kilwag and then run your mouth.. but whatever man, Im 38, still skate and I ripped those pipes as well as anyone.. keep hating, I keep skating.. I’ll try to dig up some more..
Heard a rumor, never made the pilgrimage…
I’ve got a bunch of pics of guys riding those pipes that were sent to my skatezine…Tory Boettcher ruled that spot and got a pic in an old Thrasher from a contest there.
Are these still around? I live in Chicago an remember seeing some pipes out in the Elgin / Dundee area about 8 years ago. Never been able to find ‘em again.
i skated those pipes. at one time there were decks on part of the pipe. tory ruled everything in illinois.
his ramp was sweet back in the day.
there was a second set of full pipes that were in elgin/dundee about 3/4 years ago. they arent skateable anymore because the employees of the yard flip out on people, you can still see them, but definitely not a good idea to go. and i think they are set up shitty.
I grew up less than two miles from the pipes..big spead in bmx plus in 84ishlet know if anyone needs to know anything . A body was found and that was the end of jthenm