The Lords of Seylynn: Canada’s Oldest Skate Park
How well do you know your neighborhood? What secrets does it hold that you have yet to discover?
A few weeks back I posted my rave run. It’s a route that goes along Lynn Creek, and starts near a skate park. That skate park just happens to be the oldest in Canada.
On Saturday October 17th 1978, the district of North Vancouver opened Seylynn Skateboard Park to the public. Now in its thirtieth year, it’s the oldest surviving park in Canada, and arguably the longest lasting park in North America. Its authenticity and classic design has surpassed skateboardings many popularity waves, and it was a featured venue for a skateboard competition associated with Expo ‘86. In its lifetime, countless locals and professionals alike (most noteworthy, Tony Hawk and Steve Caballero) have sessioned its curves, banks and hips.
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This summer an anniversary party was held, and video is now popping up online.
Seylynn Bowl 30th Birthday Party from Deer Head on Vimeo.
Conceptualized by Nelson Holland, Rob Leshgold, Niko Weis and Monty Little, Seylynn, is a snake run configured of banked and transitional walls that empties into a large bowl. Composed of parabolic and hyperbolic curves, the park’s unique design allows the rider to surf down the banks of the bowl with the ability to control their speed.[The Aesthetic Poet]
Here’s more about the Seylynn story:
More pics at CoastalBC
So.. what secrets are just a few blocks from your house?
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Quad skating at Seylynn:rnhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYJgY2PJ_vk
Quad skating at Seylynn:rnhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYJgY2PJ_vk
Quad skating at Seylynn:rnhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYJgY2PJ_vk
Quad skating at Seylynn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYJgY2PJ_vk