Skateboarding By Ava_er_en_ost Jan 9, 1950 Who is the skateboarders Mellow surfers got the idea to surf the streets Apr 22, 1950 the first skateboarders Skateboarding was first started in the 1950s. Mar 18, 1995 skate park The first public skate park in NYC opened in the mid 90’s. Diamondz! May 6, 2000 Mainstream Since 2000 skateboarding has become more mainstream.