Displaying items by tag: This Old Ledge
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This Old Ledge: USC Blocks
Once upon a time these ledges on the edge of USC’s campus were among the most famous, heavily sessioned blocks in the world. Though skate-stopped, their story lives on in a new form. Let Ted explain... -
This Old Ledge: Arco Rails
Downtown LA’s preeminent towers have presided over countless iconic sessions. Ted gives the scoop on the gilded grounds of ARCO from Video Days to 2024. -
This Old Ledge: Los Angeles Mall
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. -
This Old Ledge: DWP Los Angeles
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. -
This Old Ledge: Wallenberg
Departing from The City’s downtown plazas, Ted Barrow marches uphill to the haunted terraces of San Francisco's most famous schoolyard. -
This Old Ledge: Grant's Tomb
Who’s buried at Grant’s Tomb? Not just a former president and his wife (and dog). A more recent and gnarly history lives at this Upper West Side spot, highlighted by Ted Barrow and the rippers who tested the beveled blocks at this exalted NYC staple. -
This Old Ledge: Pyramid Ledges
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. -
This Old Ledge: New York Courthouse
New York City is a treasure trove of Epic Spots and rich layers of history. Ted Barrow takes us through three blocks that boast some of the best terrain in the world. Monumental spots make great skateboarding. -
This Old Ledge: Brooklyn Banks
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. -
This Old Ledge: Pier 7
For over 25 years, Pier 7 has been at the center of technical skating. It’s not just where you are, but who you’re with and how you roll. That code of conduct was forged in the ’90s along San Francisco's waterfront.
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Jake Hayes' "Loose Threads" Dickies B Sides
His power and pop put him in a class of his own, but Jake will still run a clinic on a rail to celebrate. Witness the work from his stand-out Honeymoon part. -
Tristan Funkhouser for Bronson
As raw as it gets, T-Funk flies at a top-speed 5-0 at the Fishing Ponds for Bronson. -
New From OJ Wheels
Not just softies, Winkowski, Vianna and Braun stunt in the new catalog for OJ. Check it. -
"Faster Sessions" Episode Two
Rodrigo Santillan's work as an architect shows with his smooth approach to skating Lima's bounty of beautiful spots for Faster Skateshop. -
Elliot Sloan for Fallen X Birdhouse
Sloan goes soaring in his backyard compound with the new shoes from Fallen and Birdhouse.
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