Why did professional skateboarding arise in southern California in the 1970s? Was it a coincidence, or was it a perfect storm of multiple factors? It's fairly well-known that a drought in southern ...

In 1977, Michelle Thibodeau, left, and Ellen Moomaw skateboard shoeless on the side of an Interstate 10 overpass near McDuff and Post streets, a section dubbed "The Wedge" after a dangerous surf spot ...

A skateboarder passes through an underpass on Cesar Chavez Boulevard.(FILE photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) The California Surf Museum will Saturday acknowledge some of the founding fathers, ...

With more participants under the age of 18 than baseball, skateboarding is undoubtedly ingrained in our culture. And as the sport continues to grow in popularity, it's fun to look back on the early ...

Skateboarding has been a staple of American counterculture for at least 60 years, carving out a niche as one of the world’s most popular “extreme sports.” Popularized in Southern California in the ...

Skateboards are not complicated design objects. They consist of little more than a simple deck, usually made of wood, which forms the riding surface. The board is completed by a pair of trucks ...

A new city park planned for under Fuller Warren Bridge in Riverside will include a fancy, flowing skateboard attraction split into three sections depending on skill levels. That would have seemed like ...