Well after last week’s fiasco, I dug up this shot from when I went on a road trip to Boston back in ’88 or ’89. I can’t remember. This shot is an enlargement from one I took at a spot called Metals. I don’t remember the skater’s name, but he was just one of the many friendly, stoked locals I met. Everyone flowed when I was there. This was probably some sort of wall jam plant off the side of the metal bank that was an freestanding sculpture. Check out the full frame Shot of the Week.
SOTW 6-01-09: Metals in Boston
6-3-2009 by Kilwag - 10 comments
Categories: Back In The Day, Shot of the Week, Skate
Tags: 80's, Boston, East Coast
Categories: Back In The Day, Shot of the Week, Skate
Tags: 80's, Boston, East Coast
6-3-2009 by Kilwag - 10 comments
Categories: Back In The Day, Shot of the Week, Skate
Tags: 80's, Boston, East Coast
9 comments
houseofneil
that looks like Neal Bantens kinda sorta.
K Lee
That’s me, man! That shot is the tail end of a 360 board flip ‘invert’. Metals was the first stop after gettin off the train from Rockport for me and my boys. It’s 1989, by the way (can tell from my board and my hair).
Thanks- I got shot of the week!
Skate and Destroy- Kevin Lee
kilwag
That’s awesome, and a plate of shrimp coincidence that you found it after 20 years…. I can send you a larger scan if you want it.
Mac
Metals! I was a semi-regular there in the early-mid 80’s. I worked downtown and at Faneuil Hall so I’d hit it on breaks and after work. Fun spot.
Dylan
Why Sepia tone? Why am I critiquing photos? I don’t know, I’m very underslept.
kilwag
It’s not really a sepia tone. The negative are old and thin, plus probably not fixed long enough. The only way I could get a decent scan of them was to tell the scanner they were color negatives, which gives them this color cast. I didn’t feel the need to try and convert to B&W becasuse I tried as few and didn’t like the results. Plus, I like the way they look.
Raf
Ah Kev, nice pic! Auditioning for the Bones Brigade huh?
Andy
Great shot Kevin! Look ma, no ink or piercings!
Natha
This is boston not LA