DC Shoes announced today the skateboard shoe manufacturer will contribute $1 million to the City of Philadelphia to help support the re-opening of LOVE Park to skateboarders. Addressing a battle that has been raging since LOVE Park closed to skateboarders in 1995, DC Shoes has stepped up and offered to pay for the maintenance, security, upkeep and replacement of obstacles due to skateboarding in the park. In the agreement, DC has committed to donate $100,000 per year for the next 10 years.
“Even though we’re based in California, LOVE Park is very close to us and our team,” said DC President Ken Block. “LOVE Park is a landmark in skateboarding’s history; I am very proud that our company can do its part to help preserve LOVE Park to make it something that future generations can enjoy and skate.”
Since December, DC has been in negotiations with Friends of LOVE Park (FOLP), a newly incorporated non-profit organization that is committed to seeing LOVE Park re-opened to skateboarding on a mixed-use basis.
The gift, restricted in its use to support the activities of the Friends of LOVE Park is conditioned on the successful achievement if the city adopts a “balanced solution” to permit skateboarding in LOVE Park. FOLP recently gained momentum as an offspring of three organizations: Young Involved Philadelphia, The Skateboard Advocacy Network and the Independence Hall Association, whose efforts to gain support for skateboarding in LOVE Park through funding were well-publicized last summer.
The announcement will be made June 1st at 1:00 pm at LOVE Park where DC’s president joins elected officials, civic activists and political leaders to offer information and answer questions on the gift and what it means to the city. “I’m honored to be included in this group of heavy-hitters in Philadelphia, he said. “I’m also honored that DC can help a cause like this. There aren’t many places like it in the world. LOVE Park is internationally known to skateboarding, and kids can and will continue to fly from all over the world just to skate there.”
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Source: Press Release
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DC Shoes Gifts $1 Million To Love Park
Posted by bk - May 31st, 2004 3:27 pm
A New Department to the Daily
Posted by bk - May 28th, 2004 12:56 pm
We’re pleased to announce the addition of “Up For Review” to Skatedaily this afternoon. And in the coming weeks and months we intend to provide you with interesting and insightful reviews of skate-related gear, lappers, tail skids, travel bags, videos, DVDs, books and the like. With no punches pulled, these reviews are sure keep you informed of what’s out there and just should or shouldn’t be missed.
If you’d like to submit a product for review, fill out our form with a description of what you have sitting on your shelf and we’ll get back to you with a shipping address and additional information. Thanks for your support and interest. Now do yourself a favor and get out there and go skateboarding. It sure beats the hell out of this.
Skateboard Stickers, Book
Posted by frank - May 28th, 2004 10:53 am
by Mark Munson & Steve Cardwell
Laurence King Publishing
As the back cover of the book states, “Nearly every skater has a sticker collection of some sort, either on a bedroom door, on the refrigerator or in a shoe box”. Yeah, there are quite a few books on deck graphics, but this is the first coffee table book dedicated to the art of the sticker. Skateboard Stickers does a good job of capturing some interesting sticker stories as well as showcasing some of the most important sticker graphics.
The book is mostly a large collection of sticker designs starting in the mid seventies and coming right up to the present. Peppered throughout are small stories and interviews discussing stickers and their role in skateboarding culture. Notable are articles with Mike Vallely, Salba, and Jim Phillips. The book gets extra points for giving a little background on Consolidated’s ‘Don’t Do It’ campaign and Emerica’s GO Skateboarding sticker sheets, as well as including all the art from the original World Industries ‘StickeRama’ board.
I would have liked a little more variety in the quotes used throughout the book (mostly the same few authors), and the layouts could have really shown even more stickers… but overall it’s a solid effort and worth a look.
by Chris
Marc Johnson Video on Crailtap
Posted by Chris - May 28th, 2004 10:43 am
Our compadres at Crailtap have posted a priceless video clip of Marc Johnson accepting his Transworld Award for Street Skater of the Year. Be warned, it’s 7mgs, but worth the wait. Good stuff.
Duane and Corey Expecting A Little Hellraiser
Posted by bk - May 27th, 2004 1:01 pm
Skateboarding’s “Master of Disaster”, Duane Peters and his girlfriend and Die Hunns bassist, Corey Parks are due to have a little addition to their family in the coming months. Big congrats from the Daily go out to the expectant dynamic duo.