Check out this awesome Sadlands video courtesy of reader Keith Cote. Almost 10 minutes of skating with Lester Kasai, Rich Salazar, Dave Church, JonJon Bryan, Albert Sarabia, Lenny Moss and Dave Ullery, as filmed by Terence Yoshizowa. I know that top frame is out of frame, but some of those airs were too bio to be contained by the fish eye. Make sure you watch all the way through or you’ll miss a very nice move at the very end. These guys make this spot look so fun, almost like a… what’s the word I’m looking for? Oh yeah, playground.
13 comments
Tom Miller
Damn, Lester owned that place.
I know this gets said a lot, and I think it’s been done at least once, but a contemporary Sadlands-like concept in a skatepark would be super fun.
jesus crust
ahh…… memories. Dude , radical !
timbuk
all that early grab action has me drooling…sick post!
kc
Some new skateparks have tried replicate a crater or 2 in their design, but they just weren’t as functional. I would love to see Dreamland build a Moonpark. There are still some fun parts to skate at the original Sadlands that were not destroyed. There is a newer pukiss rose designed skatepark that the city built a few years after the old one was destroyed.
P.S. Kilwag, you can call me kc, or maybe we can just call each other Bill to make it easier. Hi, my name’s Bill. Damm glad to meet you!
Welsh Pete
Canby perimeter + Sadlands center. That would be a drool-worthy ‘Moon Park.’
Bandy
Great post! This was a unique street spot that must never be forgotten.
Talentlessquitter
Aaah,the session of dreams….and no blunt ollies in sight.
ssk
rad
PIGCITY
Classic Footy.
You could have a killer drinking game watching this everytime a dude says “Yeeahh” have a drink.
I guarantee by the end of the 10 minuutes you’ll be shitted…
Gnarles Copinghagen
Yeahahahah!
Tom Miller
These were simpler times. Here we are calling Sadlands a classic “street” spot, for self-evident reasons. Yet the spot itself was completely transition and all of the tricks in the video were tranny in nature.
Johnny Encinias
Does anyone know who is in the Green shorts in this video footage?? Any info would be appreciated! Thank You!!
Dave Church
That’s Lester Kasai in the green shorts…
Check out my indy air footplant 20 seconds in! Now go do it.