The Evolution of the Skateboard

The Evolution of the Skateboard

Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Jan 1, 2025

1938 Crate Scooter

Sep 18, 1938

Boarding in 1938

Paris: Children rode on 'boards attached to rollerskates"

Sep 18, 1944

wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding
http://gpidesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/quad-wheel-roller-skates-1860.jpg

Rollar Skates on a Board

Jun 20, 1958

Source Scholastic:the history of the skateboard
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/Skateboarding/articles/index.asp?article=history&topic=0
http://csdt.rpi.edu/subcult/sb/images/crateboard.jpg

"Roller Derby" Produces Skateboard with metal wheels

Jan 1, 1959

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/Skateboarding/articles/index.asp?article=history&topic=0
http://www.skatewhat.com/russhowell/Photo-SkateboardHistoryTimeline-1960-RollerDerby-494x257.jpg

Surfboard companies make skateboard with clay wheels and trucks

Period: Jan 1, 1963 to Jan 1, 1966

First Skateboard contest in Hermosa Beach, California

Jun 1, 1963

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/Skateboarding/articles/index.asp?article=history&topic=0
http://waterandpower.org/Historical_DWP_Photo_Collection_LA_Public_Library/Hermosa_Beach_Pier_1947.jpg

American Bandstand "Sidewalk Surfing"

Jun 18, 1964

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/x_Qr6Ky1Lbg/hqdefault.jpg

1965 Life Magazine Skateboard Craze

May 14, 1965

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ae/a4/ed/aea4edda3dc7c17993faeb76c45616c9.jpg

Urethane Wheels Invented!!

Sep 18, 1973

Ah-hah! This changed 'boarding' forever! http://www.skateboardingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/polyurethane.jpg

Fiberglass Boards were Introduced

Sep 18, 1975

https://img0.etsystatic.com/011/0/6487282/il_570xN.454704180_fw3l.jpg

Skate Parks were built

Sep 18, 1976

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjUwWDQ2MA==/z/zEEAAMXQleBTmCBB/$_35.JPG

Street Skating turns handrails and walls into free skateparks

Period: Sep 18, 1980 to Sep 18, 1989

Skateboarding goes mainstream with the 1995 ESPN Extreme Games

Sep 18, 1995

https://blog.chinavasion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/timthumb.php_.jpg

11 Million Active Skateboarders in the world

Jan 1, 2009

Wiki
http://www.earthpatrolmedia.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/comingatyou_banner.jpg

Electric Long Board

Sep 18, 2014

http://i.imgur.com/V3ewFMK.jpg

2015 Huntley Barker Boarding Centennial Colorado

Aug 18, 2015

HUVr Skate Board should be out

Sep 18, 2020

http://huvrtech.com/images/press-kit/huvr_gray.jpg