Learn More About the History of Skateboarding in Love Park Philadelphia

Love Park was built in 1960s at the eastern side of Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. It is located opposite the City Hall. In 1980s young people discovered that it was perfect for skateboarding due to its curved stair and ledges. It is famously known for mixed use of urban and world capital for skateboarding. It is one of the celebrated and recognized landmarks of the industry.

Free LOVE Park

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LOVE Park is a brainchild of Philadelphia City planner Edmund Bacon and architect Vincent Kling. It has curved granite steps and single spout fountain. The LOVE sculpture was designed by Robert Indiana. These features are great for skateboarding. It uses natural urban features rather than manufactured ramps. It became home to most of the skateboarding professionals. It also became popular as centerpiece of ESPNs X games that that made Philadelphia the only City to hold the games twice in a row.

LOVE Park

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Some of the popular LOVE foundation is the fountain which is always dyed to be used for other occasions. This is done throughout the year to celebrate events such as pink, known for kickoff of breast cancer awareness month. This is celebrated in October. Blue is used for commemoration of police officers fatalities, green is for honoring Philadelphia Phillies for winning World Series. Red is used for marketing showtime's Dexter.

For The Love Of Skateboarding

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LOVE Park offers the opportunity for various types of skateboarding. Some of these include street, freestyle, racing, downhill and driveway. You can drive on the long board or short board while others prefer using monstrosity. This gives you opportunity to have fun on Go skateboarding Day.

Go skateboarding Day

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