History Of Skateboarding

Skateboarding wasn’t a big hit until the late fifty’s early sixty’s but before that kids used to take roller skate wheels and attach them to two by fours and try to ride them. Not until the late fifty’s when surfers encountered bad waves did skateboarding become more popular. Surfers started experimenting with surfboards and mounting them on wheels to keep them selves occupied.

In 1959 the first roller derby skateboard was for sale and sidewalk surfing began to boom. The first professional boards were designed in 1963 by Makaha and a team was formed to sell the products.

The first skateboard contest was held at the Pier Avenue Junior School

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