Under the Bridge: 25 Years of Fighting for Burnside Skatepark
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2015
- 25 years ago a group of bored skateboarders took a bag of stolen concrete underneath the Burnside Bridge and built a small bank up against it’s back wall. Without knowing it, they would change the face of skateboarding, creating an international landmark skaters pilgrimage to every day. Since that day, the same guys who built it have been fighting to keep it around.
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Epic you guys. I am a construction worker on the building right next to the skate park. I have also been skating for 25 years. I skated at Burnside back in the early 90s when it was just embankments up against the slantwall. Thank you Mark Scott and all of the others who have built the park and kept it relevant over all these years! I will do my part to try and help you boys as much as possible next-door!
+Christopher Matson Is it gonna be a business going in or apartments/condos? I could see major issues either way. To those that dont skate, the sounds of a skateboard bouncing off the ground a hundred times is not a very welcomed sound.
+F Scarecro Its most likely going to be housing. I don't think they'd care that much cities are loud and portland folk are extra chill
Thank you man. Respect.
Living next door to burnside?
Wow, the dream is alive.
Probably better than living at burnside like I had to resort to back in the 90's.
That is so rad.
If it wasn't for the local skaters building Burnside you wouldn't have a developer building next door.Because in essence the skaters cleaned up that area from the criminal elements that made the underside of the Burnside Bridge a dangeros place.
Today the Burnside Bridge Skate park is a success for the skaters,and the city of Portland.
Let's do the same for St John
Meh, skaters are mostly criminals and thiefs themselves
@@galvanizedgnome biggest stereotype of all time
You may see this on a few videos but i have to share it.
I live in a poster child town for "poverty stricken small town USA." No jobs and nothing to do. With the closest skate park being an hour away and the closest skate park that isn't portable is 3 hours away. We had a variety of street spots in our town, but after years of weather and skateboarding decay these spots are almost impossible to skate so this has caused the scene to die down from the 30 kids we had in the streets every day to about 8 of us. So about 3 months ago me and 3 of my friends started building on this plot of land, its practically perfect. Walls on 2 sides good neighbors behind us and a road in the front. We started with just a small 2 and 1\2 foot tall quarter and we instantly fell in love with pouring concrete. Then 3 days later we built a ledge, then a 3 foot spine, then a pole jam and our list keeps on growing. Right now were currently working on a large piece which is a 5 foot quarter that's 7 foot long and curves into the 2 foot one. Its pretty sick. But this DIY has not only gave us a place to skate but has brought our scene back together. DIY skate parks are a beautiful thing.
Where do live?
That’s awesome but why the heck would anyone live in such a small town! Are you guys really that scared of black people or something? LOL
As gentrification and “progress” slowly bleeds Portland of its once pioneering and gritty nature, Burnside has emerged as the heart and soul of the city.
The ironic thing is the pioneering and gritty nature is what drew in the gentrified and will be the same ones who destroy it lol
I used to work nearby 92-94 and skated most lunch breaks. I remember Red, Sage, Osage, Mikey, others only by face. Pitched in $ for concrete. Taxied thirsty skaters up to 7-Eleven. Hosoi was there once and Red showed him the lines to transfer into big bowl. Fun stuff. Hope it never goes away.
Dude I was there same time. Spent my life shredding. The transfer Hosoi nailed was sick but no one could out do Red. My heroes... Shit man we had it so good. Homeless in pdx wasn't so bad if you had a sk8.
from Moscow with love - burnside we all love you!
Amazing insight into the current plight of Burnside. The whole worldwide skate community is behind all the locals in their efforts to preserve what they have created. Best of luck to all involved, keep up the good fight.
Fascinating. This place just breathes history. Kudos to the guys who built this place from the ground, up -- no central planning involved -- just a laissez-faire, can-do attitude and a strong sense of community.
Burnside, to me, is sacred and the apartment complex has never interfered. They’ve done an incredible job at not getting in the way and have respected burnside.
Just got the urge to pick up skateboarding again after years. Went from giving up in grade school, to long boarding everywhere in college. Ready to pick up the board again and glad I can practice a park that is so Iconic and has the true spirit of the PNW and skateboarders.
Such love for this park and those that have built it and fought for it throughout the years. Only been to Portland once but skated it every day I was there. Something magic about a spot that so much has gone down at and so much effort has been put into sustaining it. Way gnarlier to skate than it looks in videos. I wish the best for it in the future and hope to be back soon.
Burnside is the beginning of DIY skateparks. It also was the only skatepark for some time. It literally held skateboarding together during the 90's.
Mark Scott helped give birth to a bunch of park builders. Eric Dawkins skated there. Dreamland skateparks was born there. Grindline was born there.
I went down there in '93 when Brian Patch was with Hosoi on the Fat Hat tour.
Sage is a total goon.
Jay Meere is legit!
Great video +Willamette Week. Thx for the coverage.
Sage... that guy... partied with him on Halloween one time around 97 or so. He was just wearing a Raiden(Bamboo Conical Sedge...) hat and no shirt, in typical sage fashion. He was pretty wasted to begin with and we ended up losing my other friends that didn't skate. He just kept calling them pussies(note: they were all awesome).
We ended up at a house party where he 180'd bush off the front porch deck without his board. lol
Legendary goon.
Sounds about right.
It was a savage 180 btw.
xD
Mark you were and always the best ! Super radical!
Wow I was a homeless musician when this started I remember hanging out here in 1990/1991. Anyone remember The New Lizard King? I am sure I remember Sage and Mark! I love how big the grew over the years!!!
From Shenzhen with love. Must pay a visit to Burnside, already in my bucketlist.
I feel your pain dude, they say love hurts, but in my opinion, nostalgia hurts a hell of a lot more!😭
great video. thank you Burnside.
Thank you Max!!
Mark ... thanks for leaving your Coleman lantern so I could ride late night 1993 ... loved the snake bowl ,, super fast !!
I would think that a massive construction site next door would be very convenient for a diy park
+ThroneOvSeth I get it. Fallout 5 meets Skate 4?
3:33 takes me back. Where are they now? So many memorable times. Red! Sage! Vice! Lil Jordan! Heddings! Balls! Meere!
Wow, man, the last time I skated the project was 1991 - hasn't it evolved and changed - as has Portland. Never lived in the town, was on the south coast, but always appreciated Red and the crew for creating the project and keeping it going. Cool video...
so well done
Great piece. Long live Burnside!
I love this park. My grandmother, Joanne Ferrero, was a prominent businesswoman in Portland who fought tooth and nail to let this park exist. A truly amazing woman, who saw a wonderful place where people were just doing what they loved. She had the intelligence to see that a skatepark was 100x better than just about anything else going on under a bridge in an urban area. She took me there once when I was 14, a terrible skater (still am!) I was nervous, but the skaters knew who she was and were really nice to me. I’m writing this because I just bought her 2001 Corvette from my Dad, I’m a third generation owner. It’s not overly flashy and definitely not expensive, but I love it because my Grandma drove it and she was (and still is, she’s still with us) incredible. Burnside forever.
RIP Mark "Monk" Hubbard. Long live concrete!!
Hey man, I'll help , I'm 56, still sk8 every day
ce truc c'est une telle source d'inspiration, le cœur du skate bat dans cette place!!!Sutch an endless source of inspiriation, the beaten heart of skateboarding is in here.
I have lived 10 miles from Portland all my 74 years, hubby worked downtown as did I. We parked on the east side of the river under the Hawthorn Bridge but never knew of this place! Retired in 2001. My husband walked across the Burnside Bridge twice a day. I ride the MAX to downtown to visit Saturday Market. Still never heard of it.
It was part of pdx's underbelly. You only knew about if sk8d or hobo style, club life you know the seedy types. It was only riff raff scallywags and that's why the story is so important. I remember the older guys always setting me right. Because of them I cleaned up at 22 in 94. It was a seedy dark spot before it became BURNSIDE.
This Skatepark is a Skatepark Icon. Skaters dont wait for Grass to Grow. INSCO S.F.Ca.
Love my city man for real, burnside skatepark is sick af
Dude sounds like Andy Roy .... Right? This was great. Mad Love. Keep jocks out of skateboarding.
Been shredding all my life.. hoping one day to maket out there
Burnside cannot go away. It is a piece of history and a famous spot. It’s in TPHS3
Ive always wanted to visit Burnside, iconic place!
If u skate then yea not for taking pictures or just chilling lol
Burnside.. so much love.. The Most Relevant..
Because he actually knows
To do stuff for our culture
In society
Respect
I did live there for many many years..i use to chase alot of rift raft out of there..i had alot of good and hard time's..
an this is cool. Reminds me of my days growing up skating The abandoned Ridge Lumberyard in Baltimore
I too grew up skating in Baltimore, but now I'm in Portland.
Ridge really was the BEST street and small tranny DIY spot in the Baltimore Area. I really wish Ridge layout can be recreated.
The Spirit of Ridge is now in Baltimore Hampton Skatepark though.
Same old faces at the newer location.
i first went there in 2008 and I go there like only 2 times a year but when I went there and saw that the parking lot was gone with all the ramps there to made me sad but I really want them to keep the park couse it's a part of skate history skating a is a lifestyle a Colter u could say like it's hard to find 2 skaters that hate each other cosue we are all mostly alike and I hope the city can see how this is part of are Colter and we should keep it
Does anyone know the intro music at the very beginning?
This was good guys
Keep op the fight ❤️
Maybe its because im an eastcoaster this the first time ive heard of burnside , ive been skating for 15 years
Just want there today!
How did the city not care about you just pouring this? Did they say it was ok. Seems like these days they would freak out for sure haha. It is so awesome. Ive skated Burnside like 4 times. Not easy first times.
Respect for those who keep at humanity culture ¡PATÍN!!!
🤘
Imagine skating a rough DIY on them wildly small early 90s wheels @ 4:40
All hail
The Portland tribune has an article today that says they are replacing the burnside bridge. What’s that mean for the skate park. The pillars go through and everything. In some form it will be destroyed.
Cool vid i remember watching it being built and seeing the progress i even was in the everclear video for heroin girl there the band played a show afterwards and paid to have a ramp built for the right to shoot there for a few hours all i gots to say about burnside is you have to be a pretty decent skater to ride there you have to be able to hang to ride and respect and you will never have any issues it was always a person that shows up and gets in everyones way by not being able to ride well enough to hang as well as their own attitude those kids did get pretty much kicked out of there
Pretty sure I did a weak ass kickturn in the lineup bowl corner, in the background of some interview on MTv around the time that song was made.
xD
And yeah, you have to be dedicated to even find a time to drop in. Everybody deserves a turn though, and people will stick up for folks trying to learn if they respect the other people trying to practice lines.
It can't be understated really, that's like the soul of skating there, finding the respect.
Try dropping in on the wall though, you'll find people making way for you for even trying.
:P
Mainly though, just have fun, be patient, learn who is doing what so you can avoid slams(not good for anyone?) and wait/take your turn when the time comes.
Sometimes, slams can lead to great friendships. lol
I never was good at verts and bowls and stuff, so I found out early on that your best bet for a much more relaxed time is in the middle of the night. Daytime is for the pros.
🤘🏻
Sure looked like a nice hardbody In the pick from the 90’s
I'm from Pittsburgh is the park still there?
Jason Swaney Yep, still there, still dope as hell
keep the dream alive
Again the love. the fucking rad love
LONG LIVE BURNSIDE!
I found my wife under a bridge too. Different circumstance tho😅
lol at 8:02 he says you cant film a whole part there but Chris Russel just did
Burnside showed Bryce K a thing or two.
0:40 R.i.p. phelper!!!
be blessed that you still have the rest of the park RIP ORIGINAL BRO BOWL FUCK CITY OF TAMPA FOR TEARING YOU DOWN BABY FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
met the spray paint dude at bro bowl "2.0" aka a corpse on marionette strings
Wait it's not a historical landmark?
Keep it alive
I live 15 min away from here and I still haven't check it out
+Db Db that's called BLOWING IT
Its Willis kimbel not kimble
Dam hook & book tow trucker driver tried to take my truck one time from the parking lot up above..i just parked there to take my youg son to skate..we where skating about less then 10 mins..when a bunch of skaters yelled down that someone's getting towed..i ran up that wall so fast..the fucker had my truck already hook up..i stood in front of his truck and told him to put it down or I would take his ride..he didn't want any part of that..those Where the day's..
The city owns the land under the bridge , why can’t that space be bought? If the can sale air rights in NYC , they should sale bridge rights!
Just buy it from the city.
Every band in the Northwest could help!
by the time the next crash happens the high rise will be a non issue. this could happen in a matter of months
Can u scooter there
You've got to be kidding
N o, go buy a skateboard
I think the worst part about Burnside. It never really worked outside a competition level in THPS.
Courtney Love merked Q Man.
It’s essentially become a camp for travelers at this point. Love how this fails to mention the hundreds of homeless sleeping under the bridge, and the the sketch ball shit that goes on.
No you're a liar. Now in 2020 it is like is like Rainforest Cafe lol.
It was like that but it is the "rainforest" now
Eumin Kong Havent caught out that way in years but I know it was a pretty bad hit when we were out that way.
@@GunsAndTheYoung I am so sorry for your negative experience at Burnside. But honestly it is such an awesome place and we hope to see you there on a Sunday morning .