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This was the time that skateboarding started. People wanted to try surf the streets. Nobody knew who made the first board, but a new sport came.
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At this time skateboarding got a big boost toward the sport, due to freestyle contests.
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This was the time that skateboarding began to influence clothing styles, music and culture.
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At this time, the first public skate park in NYC opened.
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Now people spend more money on skateboards, there are more skateparks and in generel there is a lot more skaters.