Skateboarding LA: Inside Professional Street Skateboarding

by Gregory J Snyder

Book Overview

Inside the complex and misunderstood world of professional street skateboarding

On a sunny Sunday in Los Angeles, a crew of skaters and videographers watch as one of them attempts to land a "heel flip" over a fire hydrant on a sidewalk in front of the Biltmore Hotel. A staff member of the hotel demands they leave and picks up his phone to call the police.Not only does the skater land the trick, but he does so quickly, and spares everyone...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814737919
• ISBN13: 9780814737910
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"