Top to bottom:bug’s eye view of the street section, back of the T.Rex, across the bowls to the big hubba, Gro-Magnon man and the big spinning top volcano, Burke finishing the dino.
Tigard progress 9-21-07 Click here for a better look at the panorama.
Steve Gump has more photos from Saturday here.
10 comments
JF
man, that park is going to be so much fun. Can’t wait to see who will be the 1st one to do a backside boneless on the t-rex’s head…Trasher cover?
What’s the latest on opening date?
Rich
The double transition in the bowl area is super cool. The whole park just flows. Yet another example of why design/build works so well.
Conahan
Steve Gump has more photos from Saturday here.
Neil
what exactly is “super cool” about the double transition? this park looks like all the rest–bowl, bowl, bowl. . . just because you put a ledge down one corner, that doesn’t make it a “street area”. is a pyramid too pussy-ish for dreamland to bother with ever building? once again, the decks around the park are way too meager. why even put the bench or wall ride or bar around the outside, if there isn’t enough room to skate them when the park is crowded? it seems fairly obvious that squeezing in as many obstacles as possible doesn’t make a skatepark better. couldn’t there be one less bowl or perhaps fewer gimmicks like stacked trannys or dinosaurs?
marek
neil, you are proving more and more that you are incredibly stupid. first of all – nobody on this site gives a shit about your whining and second of all – you really have to be limited in more than one way if your mouth isnt watering just looking at that thing. even if you cant skate it you still have to appreciate all those possibilities for other more skilled skaters than you are. there are plenty ledges in portland. hillsboro. tualatin. that indoor park whatever name it has. plus all those ledges around. enjoy.
Neil
obviously you do give a shit about my whining, because there are always lots of irate responses. how am i any more limited than you or anyone else on this site? most of you love transition and only transition, and you all worship dreamland like they are infallible gods. does it make you feel better to assume that i suck at skating–especially at bowls? well, i’m actually quite proficient on a skateboard. plus, if grover’s videos are at all indicative of the general level of skate abilities for the contributors to this site, then you shouldn’t front on anyone or even throw around the word: “skilled”.
all the newer dreamland parks are way too cramped. there needs to be adequate decks and flat areas between obstacles. otherwise it is really dangerous when the park is crowded and very intimidating for beginners. tigard looks especially chaotic.
where all these ledges around portland? the ones that aren’t a bust and which haven’t been skate-stoppered. i’m coming down in about a month and i would love to check them out. i’ve also got several friends down there who would be interested in skating them as soon as possible.
Kilwag
Mumbler!
marek
leave britney alone… dreamland sucks… keep it coming, neil!!!
Neil
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Conahan
No way Neil, you are way better. Kanye never comments.