This project would have never been possible without all the help from my friends who put in time, money, effort, blood, sweat, beers, etc. Not having anywhere to skate without driving 20 minutes forced me to build countless rugged basement ramps out of old splintered wood. One day about a year ago, while burning stuff in the fire pit in my back yard, a few friends and I decided to try and clear out an area that was overgrown with brush to try and build something. Around that time some of us were thinking of building stuff at Ann Van park and messing around with concrete. We first poured a quarter with about a 25 x 5 foot pad, all of which was mixed by hand. This proved to be very difficult, but a good lesson in planning. From this point, I bought a cement mixer and we added another quarter facing the original one. We began constructing a mini bowl corner that spines into the original corner. Now that it’s done, you can tell our skill level has improved with each phase. All of this was done in a period of five months, and I’m hoping to continue the same amount of progress this summer.

-Tom