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BSSS Postmortem

Check out the definitive postmortem on Brooklyn Street Skate Spot over at Curb Cut magazine. And that’s the last you see of BSSS here on Skate and Annoy, until the next time I post something about it.

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The bad kind of skate demo

From Lifeblood Skateboards via Instagram. – Thanks to Rich for the tip. UPDATE: And they are rolling in. Link after the jump. I’m going to add them as I find them. VIDEO too.

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BSSS Eulogy

Here’s a eulogy for Brooklyn Street Skate Spot, no words, just photos from some of the last sessions. As I write this, I don’t think the actual demolition has begun yet. Fence hopping is a reality. Thanks to Shawn Reinert for the photos.

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Brooklyn Street Skate Spot RIP

Brooklyn Street Skate Spot has known since inception that it’s days were numbered. Even when it went from a renegade pour to an officially permitted project (in a very short time) The Portland to Milwaukee (Oregon) Light rail project was always looming in the murky, but not too distant future. To make room for the […]

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Tony Hawk Foundation in Detroit

Here’s another video about the Detroit’s Ride It sculpture park, this one from the Tony Hawk Foundation, that just raised another 25k for the project. Portland’s own Evergreen Skateparks is there working on it.

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If you Have an unused half pipe…

Mr Duckhunt, excuse me, Dr Duckhunt has instructions on how to make an Army style tent from your collection of leftover unused halfpipes. Ever want an army style tent but just cant afford it. if you Have an unused half pipe setting around you can Turn it into an army tent clubhouse. If your fortunate […]

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Gene pool

It’s been a while since we checked in on Gene’s My DIY backyard project. Looks like it’s done except for the decks. Additional coverage available at Confusion. Looks super fun.

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Advantage in

Spotted on a public tennis court in Seattle, not to far from the college.

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Pump Bump Hump 2

Kevin sent in some pics in response to the post on the backyardskate project. Same idea, bigger scale. UPDATE: added a picture of the finished bump.