Skateboarding: It’s A New Generation
Skateboarding and the birth of the skateboard have been around since the 1920’s: where it all began. Skateboarding was slow to begin; but, when it did, it spread like wild flowers. Throughout the time span of 1920’s to 2012 the skateboarding industry and has made comebacks. Each time the industry came back, it became more extreme. Now it’s time for the new generation to come in.
The first known skateboard was in the 1920’s. Between the 1920’s and 1930’s created was a three wheeled metal device. By the 1940’s, the first four wheeled aluminum skateboard were made. In the 1950’s skaters were putting the wheels and trucks onto a plank of wood: homemade. In the 1960’s was the introduction of the first manufactured skateboard. Southern California’s surf shop; Val Surf, began making its own complete skateboards: the first known retail shop to sell skateboards. Kids began referring to skating as