This document provides a brief history of skateboarding from its origins in the 1960s to its modern era beginning in the 1980s. It highlights some of the earliest and most influential skateboard companies like Makaha Skateboards, Dogtown Skateboards, and Powell Peralta. It also mentions the founding of major companies in the 1980s like World Industries that helped usher in skateboarding's modern era. The document concludes by noting the rise of skateboarding brands from locations around the world that have contributed to the continued evolution of skateboarding culture.

1. Icons of Art
and
Disposable Masterpieces
S K AT I N G F R O M T H E D AY T O T O D AY

2. The Beginning: Ground Zero
Makaha Skateboards were In 1975 Dogtown
the first skateboards skateboards was started
produced. The company in Santa Monica
started in 1963 and were California. The art of
designed to look like Wes Humpston was the
surfboards. first commercially placed
on boards.

3. The Spirit of ‘76
Powell Peralta 1976 Vision 1976

4. It Came From the 80’s
World Industries founding in1987 begins the modern
era. Plan B, Girl, Chocolate, Blind, Stereo, Krooked,
Darkstar, Enjoi, and Almost all owe their founding to
Flame boy (sort of).

5. Beasts of the East
Alien Work Shop (Ohio) 1991: Zoo York (NYC) 1993: Sparks 5
Inspires Element (Atlanta), and Boro (NYC), DGK (Philly), and
Habitat (Ohio). City Stars (NYC).

6. Foreign Invaders: Flip Cliché
(England), Refill 7(France), (Australia),
Pogo Polygon
(Poland), Funisu
(Sweden), (South Africa)

7. Down With the Underground
Punk Horror

8. Copy Right Infringement and Parody should
always be this cool

9. Next Level Love

10. Now go out and skate something
or
Make something
but
Most Importantly
Do something