{"id":1161,"date":"2011-12-12T23:43:39","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T07:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/features.skateandannoy.com\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2015-10-27T14:49:26","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T21:49:26","slug":"jurassic-skatepark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/features\/jurassic-skatepark\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurassic Skatepark"},"content":{"rendered":"

About four years ago, when I used to have a lot more spare time, I was contacted by a guy in a dark alley who said he had unearthed a vintage skatepark in Pocatello, Idaho. OK that’s not entirely true. We had a mutual acquaintance on the OMA<\/a> forum. There used to be thread on it over there but it has disappeared, perhaps erased as part of a witness protection plan for the government. <\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> Another 4 years goes by, and we have another update<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The park is on private property near a trailer park, still owned by the son (and former park local) of the man who originally had it built. What’s the name of park? No idea. Anyone? Anyone? The park is on private property near a trailer park, still owned by the son (and former park local) of the man who originally had it built. Adam Crofts is the Idaho semi-local gumshoe who pounded the transitioned pavement to get these pics. The property owner is a swell fella, but he’s worried about liability, which is why he dumped dirt and garbage into the pit. Needles to say, it’s a bust, even if you could scrounge up the 80mm 65a wheels you’d probably need to roll over the rough concrete. It’s about 10 feet at the deepest point. The transitions look severely lumpy and that extension looks like it was grafted on by a third world sex change doctor. Still, it would be fun to give this place a roll. Word on the street is that Thrasher approached the owner a few years back for a video shoot, but balked at the suggested donation. <\/p>\n

It’s odd that a skatepark was built in such a small town in Idaho of all places. I’d still like to know what the park’s original name was. So that’s basically it. Skate and Annoy<\/em> strives to supply you with an endless supply of skatepark construction photos as well as skateparks slowly decomposing. The main batch of photos is about four years old, but the last four were taken in November of 2011. I wasted over a half an hour trying to find it on Google Maps, so I’ve saved you the trouble after the photos. Since Google Maps and WordPress don’t always work well together, here’s the link<\/a> if it stalls. Enjoy the photos, thanks again to Adam Crofts, and sorry for the four year delay.<\/p>\n