Community: Ramping Up
Pour It Now gets big air on a peninsula skate park with funding from Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission
Written By
Daniel Brock
Shannon Smith thinks Charleston is a pretty friendly city—unless you’re riding a skateboard. Then this place renowned for its politeness becomes considerably less hospitable. “Even growing up, when we were skating [...]
“It will be quite a large park,” said Shannon Smith, a local mom, teacher and avid skateboarder affiliated with the skate park advocacy group Pour It Now. “We’re shooting for 40,000 square feet.”
The PRC’s decision Monday to fund the park follows about three years of on-and-off discussions between Charleston city officials and Pour It Now.
Downtown skatepark gets $2 million
New Parks and Rec site will include other features
by Christina Janke
The Charleston County Parks and Recreation has approved $2 million to create a skatepark at the foot of the Cooper River Bridge, near Meeting and Huger St. “We’re very excited about this one,” says Executive Director Thomas O’Rourke. “We have [...]
By Ken Hawkins, but enhanced by othersFiled Mar 31, 2010 at 10:33 pm
$2 million set aside for a downtown Charleston skate park
The Charleston City Paper is reporting that for the first time in decades downtown Charleston may get a skate park thanks to a $2 million commitment by Charleston County Parks and Recreation.
Get the scoop [...]
NEW DIPT NYC ® NEWS: We have received word that $2 million has been set aside for a downtown Charleston skate park
We have word from our down South counterparts that the Charleston County Parks and Recreation has approved $2 million to create a skatepark at the foot of the Cooper River Bridge, near Meeting and [...]
February 15, 2010 – 5:16 pm
Local skatepark gets demolished
Wasteland: Rest in Pieces
by Joshua Curry
Early morning on Feb. 8, a lone bulldozer crushed the curves and edges of a local skatepark known as Wasteland. Born from the rubble of a paper recycling center, the six-month-old concrete park was largely the result of efforts by local skaters and generous donations from [...]
February 15, 2010 – 5:12 pm
http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/1153108.html
Owens Field Skate Park opening can’t wait
By JOEY HOLLEMAN – jholleman@thestate.com
David Toole stood at the top of one of the concrete bowls at the new Owens Field Skate Park, bundled against a biting cold wind but feeling a certain warmth deep inside.
“I’ve been wanting a skate park in my town since I was 11,” [...]
September 1, 2009 – 8:41 am
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – Patience is finally paying off for some local skateboarders.
It’s been a long wait, but construction is now underway for columbia’s new skateboard park at owens field.
The organizer that helped get the tony hawk grant to build the park says he hopes this will get more youth off the streets and on [...]
Local skate parks carve positive niche in the community
By Samantha Test
Special to The Post and Courier
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Skateboarders don’t see the world like everyone else does.
Stairs are not a way to go up and down, rails are not for maintaining your balance and empty swimming pools are not something to be refilled. They are [...]
