Thrasher Magazine

The hallowed ground of this Washington, DC spot serves as a guide to the style and power of raw East Coast skateboarding. Ted shines a light on one of the last great skate plazas in the US.

The history held at this Los Angeles mecca is almost too deep to quantify. Follow along as Ted traces a 40 year thread, from Ray Barbee in ’88 to Casper Brooker’s recent Baker part.

Miles from the downtown bustle lies the crown jewel of Queens: Flushing Meadows. Ted Barrow walks the grounds and gives us the rundown, from the 1939 World's Fair to Frankie Spears' insane backside noseblunts.

For most, the LA Mall is an uninviting Downtown fortress, but skaters have been flocking there since the '80s. Walk the grounds with Ted Barrow as he traces the bricks' history from early Guy to modern Greco.

The most ideal benches in the world? Ted Barrow makes a strong case they're at LA's Department of Water and Power. Get the scoop, backed by iconic clips of MJ, Carroll, Spanky, Shane and more.

Departing from The City’s downtown plazas, Ted Barrow marches uphill to the haunted terraces of San Francisco's most famous schoolyard.

Some surfaces and settings are seemingly built for skateboarding, inspiring decades of innovation. In our third NYC installment, Ted details the appeal and surprising history of the Pyramid Ledges.

Few plazas loom as large as The Banks. From the Bones Brigade to Harold Hunter, the sessions that sparked these clips are seared into our minds. Ted Barrow's back to highlight its significance.

Once the decision is made, the only thing left is one big ol’ bash in The City to cap the year off right. Karl Watson came through for the official handoff along with a host of A-listers from Primitive, adidas and our home turf. Couldn’t get in the door? Catch it all here.