Skateboard evolution

History of skateboarding

  • The beginning of skateboarding

    The beginning of skateboarding
    Skateboarding started in the 1960s. Nobody knows who made the fisrst skateboard but skaters started roaming the streets. The first skateboards was four wheels on a piece of wood
  • First skateboard for sale!

    First skateboard for sale!
    In 1959 the first ROLLER DERBY SKATEBOARD was for sale.
  • Skateboarding is more than just freestyle

    Skateboarding is more than just freestyle
    During the 1970s skateboarding where about to change, from just to be freestyle to be grinding and tricks like we see it today.
  • I'll be a pro

    I'll be a pro
    During the 1970s there become professional skaters, movies and contest.
  • Faster wheels

    Faster wheels
    In the 1973s the first urethane wheels was invented and the skaters could move faster trough the town.
  • Skateboard style

    Skateboard style
    During the 1980s a skateboarding culture were on the go. Special clothing style and music.
  • The first skate park

    The first skate park
    In the middle of the 1990s the first skate park opened in NYC
  • More and more skateboarding

    More and more skateboarding
    Since 2000 skateboarding have been more popular and more moneys are used on skaetboards, skate parks and clothing. You can even get skateboard lessons