Skateboarding

By Nico937f

  • 1950

    1950
    This was the time that skateboarding started. People wanted to try surf the streets. Nobody knew who made the first board, but a new sport came.

  • 1970

    1970
    At this time skateboarding got a big boost toward the sport, due to freestyle contests.

  • 1980

    1980
    This was the time that skateboarding began to influence clothing styles, music and culture.

  • 1990

    1990
    At this time, the first public skate park in NYC opened.

  • 2000

    2000
    Now people spend more money on skateboards, there are more skateparks and in generel there is a lot more skaters.