Dogtown and Z-Boys

important because, it revealed how important Jay was to skateboarding. The following points illustrate the importance of this turning point in time: Young Jay Adams, The Death of Jay Adams, and His Impression on Skateboarding. This person impacted me by changing skateboarding into something completely new and making me interested in skating as a sport rather than just to ride around. Born in Los Angeles, California on February 3, 1961, Jay “Jay Boy” Adams would soon become an extremely important figure in skateboarding. He grew up on a surfboard in a time period where skateboarding was just beginning to develop. Adams and his friends quickly joined the Zephyr…

Muscle Beach was founded in 1934, by California Department of Parks and Recreation. Originally located in Santa Monica later moved to Venice. By the year 1950, Muscle beach developed worldwide fame by popularizing physical culture with acrobatics, bodybuilding, and contributing to the nationwide health and fitness movement. 1) Muscle beach not only signifies one of the main stereotypes of Californians, but also shows to be a place where people can go to take their frustrations out on the…

I was conceived in Santa Monica, California to Mexican-American folks. The level of animosity with which I skated glaring difference a conspicuous difference to the conventional style of the time which was still based around traps figured in the 1960s. Me and the other Z-Boys were among the first to bring skating vacant pools into the standard. In these early days, it was noticed that I hit the lip so hard that i got air, consequently I'm frequently credited for the initially recorded aerials, a…

inclusiveness, reaching the label of authentic is not inclusive to all skaters. Women are especially disadvantaged within the skating subculture, and skating can still be seen as a teenage male’s world. Thomas Slee proposes that skateboarding is male dominated however it portrays “alternative masculinity” that is more based on self-expression and freedom, rather than values of strength and dominance portrayed in mainstream culture. This culture however still uses women as props to sell…

The evolution of skateboarding has changed in so many ways over the past seventy or some odd years. The scene began as a very chill surfer style where it was mainly just cruising down hills or the street or also known as “sidewalk surfing”. Then the locals in all the California surfer towns began to organize teams have local competitions, then teams such as Zephyr and the Z-boys of Dogtown brought the hardcore and punk style and attitude to the table which changed the game forever. Skateboarding…

tricks and stunts that skateboarders just imagined before had become possible. They were able to actually do these more intricate and gnarly stunts and tricks with the new improvements. These wheels also allowed skateboarders to go faster, make sharp moves, and be able to glide over uneven pavement without falling or loosing speed. Later, manufacturers experimented with different designs and kinds of materials for skateboards. The curve at the back of the skateboard, or kick-tail, became a…