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In 1950 the surfing craze was in full swing. A group of people started to surf the streets. They attached the boards with roller skates and a big evolution.
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In 1959 the first derby skateboards was for sale.
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During the 70s, due to freestyle contests, skateboarding took an evolutionary boost toward the sport that we see today.
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Since the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, Freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and very recently, scooters.
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During the 80's, skateboarding began to influence clothing styles, music and culture.
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The first public skate park in NYC opened in the mid 90’s. Diamondz!
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Since 2000 skateboarding has become more mainstream. More money has been put into skateboarding, there are more skate parks, better skateboards, and more skateboarding companies support the skaters.
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In 2005 there was about 20 millions of skaters and 74 percent of them were males.
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The skateboard evolution is some of the biggest evolution ever!
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