I kinda stopped what I was doing at work to check this out. This dude is so smart and so well-spoken I don’t even know what to say. 10/10 on keeping the history of skateboarding interesting
@@vancouverbill You're dead right. There are "UA-cam skateboarders" that the old guard likes to clown, but those guys don't care because they are still professional skateboarders who make much more money than most establishment pros. Phelps et al aren't the ones who get to decide if you have a career or not anymore. I knew a pro back in the day who lost his career because he made one comment about a retail chain in an interview. These days you can go direct to your fan base.
Thanks for giving history of the area! Im currently working at that Kaiser hospital and pass by the spot every time coming to work, I always just see in my head the tricks that go down in this spot. It is massive in real life!
I'm just going to echo every other comment. This series is absolutely phenomenal. I recently took a trip to SF for my 40th bday. My days of staircases and handrails are behind me, but seeing these spots in person with the added knowledge I've gained from Ted's videos was amazing.
The gap gets all of the notoriety, but the upper playground with the brick walls was the most fun place to skate. A perfect proving ground to show your flip tricks actually have pop. I used to skate there all the time back when I lived in SF, almost a quarter century ago (yikes!).
Loved the upper section. The see-sawing benches on the picnic tables, weaving lines over the brick walls, getting something good over the water fountain...so much fun. Had a lot of good sessions and met a lot of good people there.
This series and several others Thrasher does are amazing because they’re archiving so much of the history of skating. My hope is that kids today and generations to come watch these and truly understand where skateboarding started, where it is today, and what tomorrow still holds for it.
My favorite series. One must stand at the top of Wallenberg to truly appreciate it. Props to anyone who has ever attempted to, or landed anything down it 🤘🤘🍻
I thought I was gonna watch a recap of every trick gone down at this spot, and it turned into something even better. What a cool architectural exploration of a spot we thought we knew.
As someone in there mid 30s still skating since 99 I now truly appreciate learning ALL skateboarding history as the years go by These videos shred Keep up the great work guys 🤙✊️🛹
I visited my sister in SF and she was driving me north on Masonic Ave to go to Target and I did the exact same! Like "holy shit is that Wallenberg high school?? right next to where you live??", and she said "i guess? why does a high school matter you're 25"
This series is fascinating and the best Thrasher has done (imo). Ted Barrow is obviously a natural talker and extremely well-versed in skateboard and architectural history which makes this series so informative and easy to digest. I really hope we see more episodes, perhaps outside of America too.
Can confirm that most SF spots are extremely more difficult than they look on video. When people were shitting on Tfunk getting TOTY for the ollie, all I could think was “you gotta see it in person”
@@kyle2441 Its not. I lived there for 15 years. totally fine. its a beautiful city with so much to do and eat! Yeah it has some bad parts like any city does and its closer to rich people because its a 7x7 mile city. But i never had any bad experiences. Dont believe everything fox news tells you.
@@kyle2441 Because SF houses mostly dont have yards and much smaller square space. I'm older now and I bought a house in the suburbs for more space. Im just a few minutes away and still go often. I dont need to live in the big city to party anymore and go to bars and clubs like all the younger people. just wanted less "city life" But you have a lot of hate in you. You see the city the way most outsiders see it, through the lens of the media and those that hate. But you should actually take a visit and stay out of downtown and the tenderloin and you will see a different perspective. People are super nice, theres no poop on the sidewalk and the restaurants are incredible. The views of the ocean and the across the bay to Marin is so beatuiful.
“Great skate spots survive by their potential”. Great line and so true. Think how many spots have seen an evolution of tricks and styles over the years. This is one of the few that survives.
My favorite series on UA-cam. Always look forward to these episodes! Good style, rhythm, and such a cool breakdown of the detailed history-not just of the spot, but San Francisco.
wow! man that intro about the post war reconstruction was so interesting, always thought that neighborhood had a dif vibe than surrounding Richmond district
I've lived in San Francisco for almost 15 years and went for a run the other day, looked to my right and saw a big set of stairs, did a double take and then realized it was Wallenberg. Felt special to be in such a historic spot.
I truly hate the word "content" but thank you for producing this kind of content. It is a great history lesson, well curated and on all levels, is a series worthy of The Mag.
So many good photos on display here but that one of Jovante doing a K grind with the purple shirt on is just too perfect. The skater, the spot, the kit, the angle, the filling of the whole frame. It's perfect to define that era.
Dude, yeah it's like.. get over it D.Gonz kickflip melon grab ender in TWS: The Reason was the gnarliest trick anyone had done there at the time AND from what I've heard, was First Try
My neighborhood! Parents moved to the area because I was born and I went to Anza before it became Wallenberg and grew up at Sears and the curb at Sears and Wallenberg were my backyard for skating.
i love the history and the mention of the architecture relating to the spot. Wallenburg is insane. Like he said, everything in SF is much more gnarly in person than it is in real life.
Lots of spots are like that. You are there and you walk around a corner and feel like you're in another world, or across the street you see 2 more famous spots.
I was skating Wallenberg around '95, when a guy was skating the lower ledges on the 4, and didn't know a guy was above him pushing down the street to ollie the 4, and this guy flew- launched a perfect ollie and slammed right into the guy below, knocking him out cold for minutes. It was the most insane concussive impact ive ever seen, and i sure hope those homies were good after that shit. Growing up and skating in the city was the best man.
This is how you do skate culture and history. They aren't trying to sell you trading cards or rocks from the chipped asphalt (so tired of all the grift in skateboarding). Thrasher is the truth, it's why they will always be the North Star of skateboarding.
Went to my car on the clock to watch this.
If I was the manager I would understand
😂 this is some 17 year old Taco Bell worker shit
@@Billiamkimber 🤣 paint/body shop but same shit basically
Literally on break now 😂
Literally watching this on the sales floor right now.
Literally the greatest series thrasher has ever put out. I’ll be rewatching these when I’m 80
agreed
Come back to us then
Literally like literally
plot twist: he turns 80 next month
I could listen to this dude talk about the history and impact of famous spots for hours
This segment is better than anything the berrics has produced in the last 10 years possibly ever
What have you done
@@ablinkontime9890...Steve?
😂😂😂great comment, also laughing at the other comment
Give Ted all the resources he needs to produce this series for as long as he feels motivated to do so.
Simply the best series. The way skateboard reunites city, architecture and urban design is fascinating.
wake up everyone, our favourite series is back!
Oh shut up
I kinda stopped what I was doing at work to check this out. This dude is so smart and so well-spoken I don’t even know what to say. 10/10 on keeping the history of skateboarding interesting
Ted’s back story on the architecture was rad. May he mentioned my Kickflip backside and grab and Thrasher just edited it out 🤭
Haha, Phelps edited it from the grave lol. Kickflip bs grab looked amazing
@@vancouverbillright… haha
Skateboarding will always have politics.
@@jasondashney true but it might not have quite such a small amount of gatekeepers anymore now print is all but dead
@@vancouverbill You're dead right. There are "UA-cam skateboarders" that the old guard likes to clown, but those guys don't care because they are still professional skateboarders who make much more money than most establishment pros. Phelps et al aren't the ones who get to decide if you have a career or not anymore. I knew a pro back in the day who lost his career because he made one comment about a retail chain in an interview. These days you can go direct to your fan base.
The absolutely best thing thrasher has ever done. Seriously dont ever stop putting these out
Thanks for giving history of the area! Im currently working at that Kaiser hospital and pass by the spot every time coming to work, I always just see in my head the tricks that go down in this spot. It is massive in real life!
Your looking at the wrong spot . Its super small
I'm just going to echo every other comment. This series is absolutely phenomenal. I recently took a trip to SF for my 40th bday. My days of staircases and handrails are behind me, but seeing these spots in person with the added knowledge I've gained from Ted's videos was amazing.
The gap gets all of the notoriety, but the upper playground with the brick walls was the most fun place to skate. A perfect proving ground to show your flip tricks actually have pop. I used to skate there all the time back when I lived in SF, almost a quarter century ago (yikes!).
The bricks remember you still 🫡
I definitely spent way more time in the upper yard
Loved the upper section. The see-sawing benches on the picnic tables, weaving lines over the brick walls, getting something good over the water fountain...so much fun. Had a lot of good sessions and met a lot of good people there.
@williamwebb8696 the water fointa8n was so much fun. Felt amazing just ollieing it.
These are incredible videos, I’d watch 100 of them.
I’d love one about Clipper stairs in San Francisco!!
I can never get enough of skate history videos 🔥
Danny Gonzalez did the kickflip melon so good down this!
He was banned from thrasher for something not long after. Shame about politics
HANDS DOWN!!! 😮
one of the best series
This series and several others Thrasher does are amazing because they’re archiving so much of the history of skating. My hope is that kids today and generations to come watch these and truly understand where skateboarding started, where it is today, and what tomorrow still holds for it.
I need a ‘This Old Ledge’ coffee table book.
I went to see that gap one day, it's purely insane how long it is. Shout out to anyone who landed any trick over there!
My favorite series. One must stand at the top of Wallenberg to truly appreciate it. Props to anyone who has ever attempted to, or landed anything down it 🤘🤘🍻
I thought I was gonna watch a recap of every trick gone down at this spot, and it turned into something even better. What a cool architectural exploration of a spot we thought we knew.
Whatever Mike Carroll said at 0:20 I felt that
"itwasbetterdanalldaotheronesduhh"
Same shit in his yeah right intro , when he throws the board back in the water .
Mumble Mike
@@FouglassDirlol I’m pretty sure there he says “illjustgetanotherone”
@@EricRobbins8987 Ahahah never knew
As someone in there mid 30s still skating since 99 I now truly appreciate learning ALL skateboarding history as the years go by These videos shred Keep up the great work guys 🤙✊️🛹
the crispy sounds on these old videos ❤
well said. i walked passed wallenberg and had no clue until i looked over and literally cried out. HOLY SHIT
I visited my sister in SF and she was driving me north on Masonic Ave to go to Target and I did the exact same! Like "holy shit is that Wallenberg high school?? right next to where you live??", and she said "i guess? why does a high school matter you're 25"
This series is fascinating and the best Thrasher has done (imo). Ted Barrow is obviously a natural talker and extremely well-versed in skateboard and architectural history which makes this series so informative and easy to digest. I really hope we see more episodes, perhaps outside of America too.
This is the greatest series on the internet. I love Thrasher so much for providing this for us and the culture we love so much.
I just love all these facts, trivia, stories and skate-[archite]-ctonic type analysis! Well done!
It's been said a million times, but this is among the greatest series Thrasher has ever done. Please keep them coming
Can confirm that most SF spots are extremely more difficult than they look on video. When people were shitting on Tfunk getting TOTY for the ollie, all I could think was “you gotta see it in person”
💯 That bench/bank combo looks literally impossible when you see it. It doesn’t make sense.
I live a mile away from Wallenberg, the history there is nothing short of amazing
Been showing dad these episodes, he digs the historic aspect and equality digs the stunts performed 😂 cheers
SF is such a unique city. A skater's paradise.
A law abiding taxpayers living hell tho...
@@kyle2441 Its not. I lived there for 15 years. totally fine. its a beautiful city with so much to do and eat! Yeah it has some bad parts like any city does and its closer to rich people because its a 7x7 mile city. But i never had any bad experiences. Dont believe everything fox news tells you.
@@panictryouts if its so beautiful safe and affordable how come you didnt stay? Ill wait for your lieing response
@@kyle2441 Because SF houses mostly dont have yards and much smaller square space. I'm older now and I bought a house in the suburbs for more space. Im just a few minutes away and still go often. I dont need to live in the big city to party anymore and go to bars and clubs like all the younger people. just wanted less "city life" But you have a lot of hate in you. You see the city the way most outsiders see it, through the lens of the media and those that hate. But you should actually take a visit and stay out of downtown and the tenderloin and you will see a different perspective. People are super nice, theres no poop on the sidewalk and the restaurants are incredible. The views of the ocean and the across the bay to Marin is so beatuiful.
Ted's progression of great jackets is something I always look forward to in this series.
Thanks Ted , Happy birthday
love these! sick time for Wallenberg, such dope tricks by Silvas, Jaeb, Toby & Brandon Turner, legendary
“Great skate spots survive by their potential”. Great line and so true. Think how many spots have seen an evolution of tricks and styles over the years. This is one of the few that survives.
Need more vids like this! super cool
My favorite series on UA-cam. Always look forward to these episodes! Good style, rhythm, and such a cool breakdown of the detailed history-not just of the spot, but San Francisco.
wow! man that intro about the post war reconstruction was so interesting, always thought that neighborhood had a dif vibe than surrounding Richmond district
Went to the toilet off the clock to go watch this
Where I work this would clinch Employee of the Month
I've lived in San Francisco for almost 15 years and went for a run the other day, looked to my right and saw a big set of stairs, did a double take and then realized it was Wallenberg. Felt special to be in such a historic spot.
Had it all to myself in 95’ To feel it all is another level! ✌🏻 fantastic work put into this.👌🏻
greatest series. Always get super pumped when a new episode is out
I truly hate the word "content" but thank you for producing this kind of content. It is a great history lesson, well curated and on all levels, is a series worthy of The Mag.
This series is the best please keep them coming, your research is great!
Good job done, as usual. Discovering that those iconic ledges go back to the 50's, and what kind of neighborhood stood there is so awesome.
No Danny G kickflip melon mention is crazyyyy
Best series on YT.
Thank you. Another fantastic piece. ❤
loving this series
Love the vibe of this video with attention to architecture and design along with skateboarding history and development. Very cool and informative!
ted's knowledge of skate history is unmatched!!
So nice to see Ted getting some shine again!
If my U.S. history class had been anywhere nearly as good as this doc I never would've skipped school
So many good photos on display here but that one of Jovante doing a K grind with the purple shirt on is just too perfect. The skater, the spot, the kit, the angle, the filling of the whole frame. It's perfect to define that era.
I guess the Danny Gonzalez Thrasher ban is still in place 20 years later 😅
He said he was "The New Gonz"....
Dude, yeah it's like.. get over it D.Gonz kickflip melon grab ender in TWS: The Reason was the gnarliest trick anyone had done there at the time AND from what I've heard, was First Try
And now Chris cole too
Edit: I stand corrected
@@Mrgrapeberries The fuck? Cole had multiple clips in this...
Half the battle is keeping the board with you over that distance, a grab cheapens the challenge
Captivating. Extremely grateful for this amazing series!
the extent of this dude's knowledge in geographical history, architecture and skateboarding is insane. what a legend
Brandon Turner hard flipped it like no big deal like he did the Carlsbad gap💯
Wow this was so articulate, packed with history and knowledge. Very impressed and enjoyed the listen
My neighborhood! Parents moved to the area because I was born and I went to Anza before it became Wallenberg and grew up at Sears and the curb at Sears and Wallenberg were my backyard for skating.
Best series EVER 🫶🏻
Please keep these coming on the regular!!!!!
Damn this is amazing!
This is my fav series on Thrasher
What a badass video
Huf's helmet hair at 9:37 is iconic. RIP Keith.
I truly love this series!
This is my favorite series
This could be a #1 Netflix show.
I love this series, Ted, and the Jazz!
Please keep this series alive
lovely to see it all put together. such a sleeper spot that became something so important.
Loved it. Please keep these coming.
8:58 "LINDSEY!!" Phelps all hyped up, screaming things at the skaters while they're in the air always made me laugh.
I just watched the hubba hideout episode and wished there were more then the next day this comes out
Love this series so much. Sickest city on the west coast without a doubt. I had the pleasure of grinding those steps a few years ago too 😎
Beste Serie - hands down ❤
Quality journalism. 10/10.
absolutely love this series!
i love the history and the mention of the architecture relating to the spot.
Wallenburg is insane. Like he said, everything in SF is much more gnarly in person than it is in real life.
Ted with the Rubert bear outfit 😂😂😂
God Huff was amazing...and so is this series
love this series. Man has me learning things about architecture I never wanted to know but I dig it haha
Could watch this guy talk about a regular curb in some random neigbourhood...would still be interesting
Ted knows the architects responsible for it.
WOW, never would of guessed the brick ledges and plastic tables were at the same place
Chico Brenes B roll line of DOUNUT DUTY LINE… made my day!
Lots of spots are like that. You are there and you walk around a corner and feel like you're in another world, or across the street you see 2 more famous spots.
What we've all been waiting for!
Best series ever
Always love the deep dive into the history of the architecture. But Ted didn’t mention how much he loved Reynolds fs flip down that thing
Absolutely love this series.
one of my favorite serie on the trasher channel
I was skating Wallenberg around '95, when a guy was skating the lower ledges on the 4, and didn't know a guy was above him pushing down the street to ollie the 4, and this guy flew- launched a perfect ollie and slammed right into the guy below, knocking him out cold for minutes. It was the most insane concussive impact ive ever seen, and i sure hope those homies were good after that shit. Growing up and skating in the city was the best man.
Definitely my favorite type of history lesson!
Really enjoying this series. Thanks for the education!
Man I love these
Thanks Thrasher
Love this series 👌🏽
Love this content. Thanks Thrasher!
This is how you do skate culture and history. They aren't trying to sell you trading cards or rocks from the chipped asphalt (so tired of all the grift in skateboarding). Thrasher is the truth, it's why they will always be the North Star of skateboarding.