Rob Dyrdek Skate Plaza #1 Opening In Los Angeles
February 7, 2009 – 1:38 am PT by MikeTags: DC Shoes, La Fayette, Rob Dyrdek, Skate Plaza Foundation —
Every boy growing up has a dream. Some dream about being an astronaut. Other boys dream about playing in the big leagues. Other boys hope to make the cast of RENT. And many boys dream that one day, the opportunity shall arise where they will get to punch RYAN SEACREST in the stomach. Then there’s Rob Dyrdek: Still a boy at heart and sometimes still looks like a boy, envisioned the ultimate skateboard plaza. Not just the creation of one skateboard plaza, but a series of skate plazas all over town.
Once the desired stomping ground of crack heads looking to score his next hit, or where young suburbanites such as myself could look for a fake ID with the name Antuan Kwon, 25 from Boise Idaho, the Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation is pleased to announce it has begun development of its first Safe Spot, Skate Spot in Los Angeles’ Lafayette Park. The Lafayette Safe Spot, Skate Spot will be completed by late February 2009. Check out the press release below.
Feb 5, 2009
THE ROB DYRDEK/DCSHOES SKATE PLAZA FOUNDATION TO OPEN ITS FIRST SKATE SPOT IN LOS ANGELES Vista, CA…
The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation is pleased to announce it has begun development of its first Safe Spot, Skate Spot in Los Angeles’ Lafayette Park. The Lafayette Safe Spot, Skate Spot will be completed by late February 2009. Safe Spot, Skate Spot is a program developed by The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation to support legal and safe skate spots for communities interested in developing legal skateable terrain for their skateboarders. Based from the skate plaza concept, the Safe Spot, Skate Spot program will provide an alternative option for communities with limited budgets or space restrictions to develop real street skating locations. The Lafayette Safe Spot, Skate Spot was developed in partnership with Newline Skate Parks and California Skate Parks. At just over 7,000 square feet of skateable terrain the spot will contain ledges, benches and stairs that flow through the park’s natural landscape. Funding from a generous donation by CKE Restaurants, Inc., parent company of the Carl’s Jr.® hamburger chain, to the Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation secured the development of the Lafayette skate spot. “I’m excited to see the first Safe Spot Skate Spot come to life,” said Rob Dyrdek, the Foundation’s Founder and Director. “We realized that cities want to help their skateboarders but are often lacking funds or space. This concept provides the perfect solution for both. Skateboarding has always been defined by great spots and I hope that we are on our way to creating the next great, legal spots for skateboarding.” The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation seeks to promote the sport of skateboarding by assisting municipalities with the design, development and construction of locations that maintain the integrity of terrain occurring naturally in urban environments, and where the sport of skateboarding in its purest form is encouraged rather than discouraged.
