The UK had some funky, janky skateparks in the 70’s. The best skatepark builders were clearly located in the US, but they also had their share of janky parks. Some of the UK parks were in a class of their own when it comes to jank. A post from Ian Ward about Bolton’s Skateboard City came up in my feed from Lost & Found, a group for the old 1970’s concrete skateparks in the UK. It was an indoor skatepark that opened in 1978 and allegedly lasted until 1982 when it abruptly closed and the building was demolished. You’d think there’d be more pictures out there for a skatepark that was open for 5-6 years, but there just isn’t a lot out there.

The second CARtoons magazine post! I need to update the first one, now that I have a copy and a can see there’s more to be added inside. This is the May 1979 issue of CARtoons, and it’s packed full of skateboarding content. CARtoons ran from 1959 to 1991 until it folded. In 2016 someone resurrected CARtoons comic book mag, and at the time of publication you can still buy subscriptions. The new CARtoons look a lot more polished than this 70’s issue, which was kind of rough at times.

Hey Kids! It’s the cover of Archie & Me #102 from 1978! The cover features Archie on a skateboard, painting the walls of his school for some reason. Must be some form of detention. There’s no other skateboarding content inside, just the usual, horrible Archie stories, Sea Monkey ads, and the like. Shame about the tail on that board…