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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Sports SeaSk8 Lives Again

Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:03 PM

49f8/1247180566-skatepark4.jpg After an interminably long and ridiculous city process, the Seattle Center skatepark is finally open.

The park's official opening is this Saturday—there will be a ribbon cutting at noon and skating competitions between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.—but you can skate there now. fe68/1247183057-skatepark11.jpg
Photos by Victor Ng

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Unless you ride a BMX bike. In that case, the city invites you to slide ledges and gap stairs on any city property. Consider them your own bike friendly skatepark.
Posted by seattlebikeguy on July 9, 2009 at 5:50 PM
2
Got to see the park christened with it's first broken collar bone today. It's cool that this park is much more street oriented than the other skateparks in the city.
Posted by damion on July 9, 2009 at 6:21 PM
3
a 2.1 million dollar steaming pile of shit
Posted by WASTE OF MONEY on July 9, 2009 at 6:42 PM
elenchos 4
Congratulations, skaters. Not that this, or anything, could ever erase the pain of centuries of oppression at the hands of a society that doesn't -- can't -- won't -- ever understand. Not truly understand, because to understand would be to pierce the veil of heartache that binds skaterdom together like a steel band of hurt and alienation. Peace, my brothers.

Not that any skater can ever feel peace after what's been done to you. Obviously. But you know what I mean.
Posted by elenchos on July 9, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Fnarf 5
Oh, piss off, Elenchos. It's just a golf course or tennis courts for young people. No harm, no foul. That's what parks are for.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on July 9, 2009 at 9:22 PM
6
elenchos has a huge dick i heard
Posted by elenchos has a grumpy grandpa on July 9, 2009 at 11:51 PM
7
elenchos - anything that inspires people to GET OUT OF THE FUCKING HOUSE is a-ok.
Posted by i bet you weigh 350 pounds on July 10, 2009 at 3:24 PM
elenchos 8
Well, excuse me for remembering how hard it is for the skaters. Excuse me because I care. Maybe I care too much, that's all.
Posted by elenchos on July 10, 2009 at 8:34 PM

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