Burnside Skatepark

The Mom Who Skated 9-Months Pregnant In 2006 Burnside local Jessica Starkweather slashed a few grinds during her last week of pregnancy. Years later the photos sparked a viral debate about risk and personal choice. Hear Jessica's side of...

"JESSICA BECAME an early viral sensation when photos of her skating Burnside while nine-months pregnant hit the airwaves. What the gawkers could never know is that she’s one of the strongest most resilient women I’ve ever met."

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Thrasher Magazine's "Grindland" - Full Movie YouTube video by ThrasherMagazine

“Grindland – Red, Monk and the Birth of DIY” is the story of Mark Scott and Mark Hubbard, two visionary skaters from the Pacific Northwest who, along with dedicated friends, kickstarted the modern DIY/concrete skatepark revolution."

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‘Skateboarding’ from ‘OR Magazine 2021’ Built with Readymag—a tool to design anything on the web.

"..skating in Portland was not legal until 2000."

“It happened a few times where the police would pick us up, beat us up, steal our shit and leave us out at terminal six. The cops were fucking savage,” said Kent Dahlgren, a pioneer in the development of the park."

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Portland’s Burnside Skatepark celebrates anniversary The Burnside Skatepark turns 34 on Halloween. It is credited as being the first DIY skatepark project.

"A lot of people have described it in a lot of different ways. Some of them: it’s our home, it’s our church. It’s where we go practice our Zen, our kung fu, all those things. Skateboarding is that." - Jay Meer

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Burnside 4 Life: 30 Years Under The Bridge Article Burnside’s birthday marks 30 years of spills and thrills at the first renegade DIY. Read how the founders took it from vagrant hideaway to Northwest proving ground in our December ‘20 mag piece.

"You can't wait around for shit to happen. You just gotta do it"

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Burnside Skatepark - The world's first DIY skatepark If you're lucky enough to live in the Portland area, don't miss your chance to experience skating at this world-renowned location.

@redbull.com issues the dubious claim: "Burnside Skatepark - The world's first DIY skatepark"

We're good with that 💪

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How Portland, Ore., Became the Skateboard Capital of the World Tom Miller and other activists helped bring a system of skateparks to the city.

"In the 1980s, skaters built wooden ramps under freeways or in roadside gullies, but Portland native @kent-dahlgren.bsky.social says many of his early projects were stolen. So in 1990, a group of skaters began building concrete ramps under Portland’s Burnside Bridge."

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Skateboarders Won (Published 2018) Skate parks, once considered a menace, are booming everywhere around the world. Now we head toward the first skateboarding Olympics.

"Skateparks do have the potential to serve as tools for neighborhood redevelopment. Under the Burnside bridge was a hotbed of illegal activity before a group of skateboarders began constructing concrete ramps at the site, eventually earning the blessing of the city."

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Burnside local Dave McBride delivering his distinctive style in the early 1990's.

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The Burnside Skatepark, on 18 May, 2019.

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Built without permission in 1990, the Burnside Skatepark is located in the middle of Portland, Oregon, beneath the Burnside Bridge, and in 2024 celebrated 34 years of semi-autonomous operation.

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