The document discusses the history and evolution of skateboarding from its origins in the late 1950s to its growing popularity in the 1990s. It notes that skateboarding first became popular among teenagers in the 1950s and was known as "sidewalk surfing". Skateboarding shoes and movies emerged in the 1960s and 1970s as the sport grew in popularity. Skateparks were built during this time but some had to close due to injuries and rising insurance costs. The 1980s saw the rise of street skating and baggy clothes for skaters. The 1990s brought more popularity from the X Games and media coverage, which transitioned skateboarding into more of a spectator sport.

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The Skateboard
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Kurtis Simmons
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2. Popularity
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Skateboarding became very popular.
Skateboarding shoes came which was
just meant for skating. Skating movies
came out. Skating movies were just
people skating on stairs or ledges or
skateparks.
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3. Skateparks
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During the 1970s skating had a huge jump of
popularity skateparks were built made of
cement. Magizines and movies came out for
skating. Clothes came out for skating also.
Some skateparks had to close because of
injurys. Insurance was spiraling. Sometimes
there was no attendent on duty at skateparks.

4. History
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Skateboarding came out in the 1958. It was
mostly popular with teenagers. It was known
as sidewalk surfing. On August 17th 1993
Thomas Welsh was issued the first steerable
skateboard. The ollie is the most basic trick
in skateboarding. It is when you jump on a
skateboard. The ollie was invented by Allan
Ollie Gelfand. In 1973 urethane wheels was
invented.

5. The 1980’s
Skaters made their own wooden ramps in their
backyards to skate on. Street skating
became more popular also. Streetskating is
skating on a street doing flip tricks. Skaters
started wearing baggy clothes. The ollie has
come into its own as the foundation for
80% of street tricks and about 60% of
vert tricks, with the focus being on
more technical and larger tricks.

6. `1990’s
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The X-Games came out in the 1990s and made
skateboarding even more popular. The
impact of media coverage on
skateboarding has moved it from an
underground sport to a spectator sport
over the last four years. Skateparks
have also given boost to the skating
community in many towns. The many
different ramps, pipes and bowls
present at these parks have led to a
change in equipment.

7. Bibliography
http://www.skatelog.com/skateboarding/skateb