Ed Benedict Street Plaza is open

Ed Benedict is still open…

Yeah, we went to the opening day, but it was at the end of a long day after sessioning in the Aumsville/Salem area. Figured it would be a zoo there, and everyone we talked to said it was. We got there about 5:30pm, and it was still packed full of kids. There were a lot of bikes too, but everyone was happy. I did hear some grumbling about the traffic. Miniramp section looks fun. Coping is slick and sticks out a little too far. ALso odd that there is no decks on any of it, but still fun. It seemed like every obstacle had a line of kids waiting to hit it. We heard tales that there were three separate filmers there at the same time, each in a different area of the park. “I can’t wait to come back when there’s nobody here” was a common refrain. And yes, we had a winner from that morning. I was only there for about a half an hour. Nobody was really landing much, and I had to split, but I did get a few snaps. If you’re still hungry, EPM has one shot up so far. UPDATE: EPM has the shots.

Rion Linderman
Rion Linderman

Choppy Omega
Choppy Omega

Didn’t catch this guy’s name.
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Rion Linderman – frontside blunt reentry.
Rion Linderman 2

Kickflip challenge winner Bryan Podwys. It’s not fancy, but it’s all he had to do to win the board. He wilsoned on that tre flip.

Discussion

6 thoughts on “Ed Benedict is still open…

  1. [We thought it was too late but apparently not.]
    Ya Podwys!

  2. 360 flips are pretty fancy in my book.

  3. Thanks guys! I’m stoked about the new deck. Hoping to stomp that tre on Saturday.

    @Sam – email when you’ll be at Ed B. sometime (bryan at vchords dot com). I’ll bring a scale so we can weigh that moster board of yours!

  4. […] Check out some more opening day action over at Skate and Annoy. […]

  5. Props!

  6. patti on May 6, 2009 - Reply

    That guys name is Danny Walker. Great pics!

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