The past catches up with skateboarding

If you grew up skateboarding in north San Diego County during the 1970s, you will get a kick out of an upcoming exhibit in Encinitas looking at the sport's roots in the region.  You may not be so thrilled, however, by the fact that you and your childhood pastime are now considered historic. The show, which opens Saturday at the San Dieguito Heritage Museum, was organized to generate interest in recent history, says the North County Times.

"We wanted to have an exhibit that kids can relate to and to use skateboarding as a lens to learn more about local history in the '70s and '80s," said graduate history student Alex Moddejonge.

Bring your old skateboard. And your health insurance.

-- Jesus Sanchez

Photo: Ralph Starkweather / Concrete Wave

Comments

[Jack]

Check out The Skateboarder's Journal for lots of skateboarding history.

[sirj skateboarder]

it's nice to see that the times is covering skateboarding, this is a great little piece.