| Skateboarding is an extremely unique activity. | | | | history, the term 'skateboarding' was not yet in |
| Some see it as a leisure activity to pass the time, | | | | place. Rather the phrase 'sidewalk surfing' best |
| others use it to find their way from point A to | | | | described the activity at hand. |
| point B, and some very talented individuals even | | | | A collection of similar shapes and styles brought |
| hold the highest honor of calling it their job. | | | | the oblong and tipped end design of the modern |
| This 'sport', if you will, is one that has been | | | | skateboard to life. Early boards were simply |
| shaped and changed by thousands of | | | | wooden boxes and boards with roller skate |
| skateboarders throughout its years of existence. | | | | wheels attached to the underside. As time went |
| This relatively modern and urban sport has roots | | | | on, companies began producing these custom |
| back into the late 1940s, when surfers in California | | | | 'planks' and skateboarding began to grow into a |
| sought an exciting and similar activity on days | | | | corporate event, with the first boards being |
| when the surf wasn't up to par. At this point in | | | | produced in Los Angeles, California. |