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Venice Beach Skate Park opening day is a historic event for the City of Los Angeles
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Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (left), VSA's Director Geri Lewis, L.A. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl and skateboarding legend Jesse Martinez cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Venice Beach Skate Park. (Photo by Luiz Calado)
Today, Saturday, October 3, 2009, is definitely a remarkable day for Los Angeles.
The opening of the Venice Beach Skate Park finally took place and, with the sanctioning of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, it cannot be any more official.
The ribbon is cut - time to skate! (Photo: Luiz Calado)
It has been a long journey for locals Jesse Martinez, Geri Lewis, Lance LeMond, Steve Mayorga and the rest of the members of the Venice Surf and Skateboarding Association (VSA) but they definitely deserve all the props for what was accomplished.
Once the ribbon was cut, the session went wild, with new and old school skaters dropping into the bowl in a memorable session: Christian Hosoi, Ben Harada, Eric “Tuma” Britton, Pat Ngoho, Eddie Reategui…
There is just too many names to mention right now, but don’t fret – this column will be following up on the story, as it has been doing for quite a while. For now, it is just breaking the news (before any other medium?).
Check the photo highlights and feel free to leave a comment – specially if you were there!
;-)
Christian Hosoi flyes over the hip during the opening day celebration at the Venice Beach Skate Park.(Photo: Luiz Calado)
Pat Ngoho makes good use of the brand new, smooth pool coping. (Photo: Luiz Calado)
The huge crowd watches Ben Harada's frontside air at the dedicated Dennis 'Polar Bear' Agnew Memorial Skatepark.
(Photo: Luiz Calado)
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