Dog Town 1979

Hi Everyone!, I found a Super 8 Reel from 1979, I recover it, edited and musicalized...
It is my great pleasure to share this video with all of you, as it is an important period of my life.
Dog Town was a skateboard park that my father built and managed, I was 10 years old when Dog town opening received the world greatest skaters at that time, featuring legendary Tony Alva, Jim Plummer and more....
Thanks to my father that supported me to do Skateboarding and encouraged me to do so...
Now, this video will preserve those memories forever!
Gracias Papá...

[@powercarve125]

I come back to this video a lot

[@kch7051]

Born in 1970 just a few miles down the coast (a little south) I can remember climbing fences to watch the older kids skate empty pools. Most of us around that time were from divorced homes (not ALL, but most), so we had time to kill and freedoms a 9 year old today would never have as our moms had to work. When i tell people how many kids ended up in prison from what is now an affluent beach community, people usually look at me funny. Back in the day, the Beach was a rough, run down, almost a white ghetto...but it was ours, and we knew we had it good. We just had to watch our step back then

[@MrRamaman1]

awesome for you to share, these are the stories of that history that I love to read. I am infatuated with the whole DOG TOWN skate era and where it happened. I think I would of fitted in just fine. Salutations

[@tonyn5055]

@@MrRamaman1 Here's one of the Guys he's talking about...Like he said we grew up in a whole different era of Dogtown, especially the Venice Breakwater area. If you were a stranger you better be ready to fight, especially if you disrespected anyone. It was a very rough run down area back then. But still a surf/skate paradise to us. I'm 56 now and can still be seen skating all over Dogtown. A rare site since there aren't many real locals left...but I'm still skating over the same concrete I was 40-45 years ago. An indescribable feeling...to say the least.

[@MisterElement]

@@tonyn5055JAH Bless Tony!! Growing up back east I dreamt of the Golden Sate’s sidewalks, hills and smooth concrete bowls! Now, 35 years later I’m still living the dream after moving to Northern California in the late 80’s - with only several visits to the “Motherland” Venice Beach, Santa Monica, etc…but when I did visit…the sidewalks and concrete in that area give me the chills when I felt the inergy of all of you pioneers and the roots of our beloved swizzle stick, sidewalk surfboard, wooden toy and 4 wheeled plank of life!!! BLESS UP!!!

[@MrYuk-xp4bl]

Man, having to fakie on the halfpipe brings back memories. By the time I got up enough speed, I would be too tired to skate.

[@MrRamaman1]

nah bruh, me never tired, I wanted more and more. I skated a big mosoon 12 FT vert ramp when I started and the goal was to first get your first grind, it took me several months by faking back and forth until I reached the top and could turn, I remember my 1st back side grind and wanted more, never tired, lol. I jumped off my board after and the feeling was awesome. Salutations.

[@drewlsy]

14:46 that dude is the embodiment of the 70's. Long hair, no shirt and corduroy Op's (Ocean Pacific's) shorts. I had a drawer full of them back in the day. He actually gets air, good skater whoever he is.

[@mikefowler7341]

Wow, what a great father! I could only imagine what it must have been like as a 10 yr old to have his is own skatepark and personality skate and know all the the legends! Thanks for preserving and sharing a part of of a lot of our lives as kids,,,,Man, that just took me back to very happy times in my life! Thanks bro

[@robzitek5963]

Excellent 👌 video. .. Thank you.🤘🏼😎

[@chrisdeering1120]

Crazy cool footage!!

[@balfaboy]

So awesome to see this kept alive. It brings back great memories of skating back then when I was a kid. What a great piece of history. Thank you!

[@christianjackson9360]

We'll always howl to our DOGS of the Lords of DOGTOWN!!

[@ArtificialBanana]

Nostalgia immersion!

[@Teeb2023]

My god, this is an absolute goldmine. Thank you.

[@TheLordGoat]

RIP JAY ADAMS THE OG

[@kimockman1]

True innovator!

[@barrybraun9539]

Good stuff really takes me back THANX

[@kt-tu6jl]

Dogtown born n bred. This is incredible stuff. Feelings back!

[@wiesawufnal3736]

When i saw the movie .it pulled me into skateboarding .these boys made skateboarding a part of life and a,great part of history ..

[@Nerdskate]

Es de oro este aporte al Skateboarding Mexicano, asi como @alacont yo tuve la oportunidad de ir cuando ya estaba en ruinas y teniamos que burlar a los perros y al cuidador, ni siquiera sospechabamos quien patino ahi y quien lo construyo! De verdad muchas gracias por llenarnos de historia! Skateboarder desde 1988! Oldschool forever!

[@JB-rt4mx]

The projector sound and yellow tinge is classic 8mm...Class of 79' Point Loma High School, San Diego

[@marianogamboggi1913]

Gracias Manuel por compartir. Un abrazo

[@nate2skate265]

Great footage! The boards look amazing. Im guessing is what Gonz is emulating these days with his shapes

[@TheJacks1972]

I was watching a doc about BMX riding and parkour and they said Tony Hawks was part of the first generation of famous skateboarders...they forgot about THE LORDS OF DOGTOWN! Thanks for sharing this video of the guys who truly were the first heroes of street sports. I feel pretty old watching these now...but still great to watch the pioneers!

[@MrRamaman1]

I saw another video of Hawk where in the comments someone wrote " Hawk is the Godfather of Skateboarding". I had to quickly correct them that this is not correct to be saying. The Godfathers of Skateboarding come from the 70ś and Hawk is awesome though.

[@itchywitchy]

Great video! I was a keen skater in that era in the UK, I used to buy the US skateboard magazines and pore over the pictures for hours. Fantastic to see that era brought to life on youtube!

[@itchywitchy]

@@robertb9902 RAD was great some fantastic photos.

[@tobalus]

Gracias por los recuerdos, Yo patiné en MéxicoDF en ese club llamado Dogtown en la calle de Emiliano Zapata, junto al Restaurante Zitzipandacuri. Por ahí tengo mi credencial aún,. Grandes recuerdos. Emigramos muchos del Gran Batazo. Recuerdo la inauguración cuando asistió Tony Alva y los otros chavos. Aún tengo las fotos. Me acabas de regresar 36 años en el tiempo. Gracias!!!

[@angelinfante6402]

No puedo creer que esté documentada esta visita desde el aeropuerto!! Excelente material y grandiosos recuerdos. Todavía pude patinar ahí a finales de los 80s cuando ya estaba casi en ruinas. Gracias y felicidades por conservar y preservar.

[@13th.RareMusic.gaming]

Awesome upload. Hey from australia. I subscribed as soon as i seen it.

[@johncavallaro3063]

Kuddos to the cameraman for a steady bunch of footage...

[@cowboysfan782008]

I love watching this video cuz it just "Nails" the place and time, So CA in the late 70s. I was 11, almost 50 now and hat the dog town guys on my walls, mostly posters straight out of skateboarding mags. I had a Logan Earth Ski which my dad bought at OC swap meet for me for $40, replacing a cheap fiberglass board I almost killed myself on because the wheels couldn't handle the down hill speed for shite.

[@RichardColon-fi3im]

Shit made me cry those days are gone forever thanks for sharing

[@RichardColon-fi3im]

I am 59 live on the east coast this is what I grew up with these guys were my heroes and still are

[@RichardColon-fi3im]

Virginia Beach

[@raphaelnoz8321]

Hey Manuel, I grew up skating in Dog Town = Venice Beach, California, and HAD NO IDEA there was a skate park in Mexico City called Dog Town. Thank you for sharing this! My father was from Mexico City and so it is even more interesting to me!

[@bongodave13]

Toda la musica 1979. Class.

[@D7flat5]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing

[@doctorskull8197]

Outstanding footage‼️😎🔥

[@flowersmile123]

Such a cool video. So classic, love the skateboarding and music.

[@samstoner4984]

When life was FUN AND COOL.

[@stephenmiller5023]

Nice blast from the past!!👍👍. Good to know that not all early Skateboard history is lost . Some cool stuff here, thanks for posting & sharing .

[@dricul]

Thanks for sharing a slice of history and your life! I was barely born when this was filmed. Got in to skating when it was booming in the 80s. Animal Chin anyone?

[@zooyawk4526]

Very cool. Historically important. Thanks

[@kshinokevin]

A beautiful (bonita) film ! i like the film projector (or film slide show) sound; kinda like the hisses and scratches that you hear if you played a record/album on a turntable. (It is like watching a moving film slide show)

[@grantborden5224]

That was some great footage!

[@grandvisionentertainmentll4041]

Good shit brother, brings back great memories

[@1StinkyFinger]

Thank you, Manuel!

[@mangomawn]

I Freaking Love This Super 8 my brother!

[@manuelsantos11]

Thanks!!

[@JorgeC__R]

Que hermoso saber que esos grandes amos del dogtown vinieron en sus tiempos a patinar aquí a México, que bonito se siente ser mexicano.

[@schuey999]

Some killer decks out there.

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Tony Alva is one of the first names I heard back skating ,but dudes I'm super big Doors fan my neighbors had dirtbikes so I was in heaven,but they were both doors fans,oh my god Jim put his soul out when he sang,thanks I don't know much about Dave Hackett so I'm learning,a little late,

[@bowerydoll]

Really needed this today. Thank you.

[@jrmota9]

Gracias Manolo, perfectamente me acuerdo de ese dia, ese parque yo lo estrené, me acuerdo que el coping del Dogbowl tenia una maderita para que no costara trabajo pasar el coping, que tantos corajes le hizo pasara Tony Alva cuando recien lo estrenó, y que a ti no se te dificultaba para nada con todo y que tenias como 9 años, gracias de nuevo por esta joya de video, Felicidades Manolito.

[@garymcgill4048]

thegood old days

[@mmassias]

I wish I could see Jay Adams in this footage. Anyway, thanks a lot, Manuel. This is a treasure.

[@margaretjohnson8193]

Jay Adams appears a few times between 1:48-2:30. Plaid flannel shirt, white t-shirt. With Ray Flores. No footage of him skating though.

[@tizzlebizzle1234]

He’s also in the back of the car at 2:59

[@aleistercrowley6884]

What a great historic film manuel. Thanks for sharing this!!!

[@billwolverton7741]

I was already about 28 years back then. I am 65 years old now. The music brings back memories! KHJ AM 530 KHZ in Los Angeles California used to play those songs! I went to watch the Onion Days parade in downtown Payson Utah today and noticed that there was quite at few kids skateboarding down the street during the parade. Thanks for sharing this video!

[@jet632]

+Bill Wolverton what about KLOS and KMET

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

Get your old Dog Town board out & join them!

[@ChemistryAmsterdam]

68 in 2018

[@KlockDesigns]

Amazing work. Thank you to you and your father for making this. Memories are like gold for the soul.

[@albertomunozubando]

Fantásticos recuerdos !!!!!!!

[@burningochenta8994]

dogtown old school! muy grandes

[@oldkid74]

Thank you for sharing this. It's awesome and it really captures the moment.

[@eduardoleon9960]

Saludos a todos los skaters que fuimos los que inauguramos el dog Town Manolito como te conocíamos en ese entonces, al sombra a los Reynoso que invito a varios de la banda a su casa y me regaló un casco flyoway que fabricó el mismo , como olvidar a todos el ougi, al cacho, al Dany al Arturo y su hermano a Estefany en fin a todos los que no recuerdo nombrar , y yo me conocía la banda como Lalo el vampiro , tu papá Manolito me encargaba la entrada y chequeo de la pista de ves en cuando , saludos a todos y un fuerte abrazo

[@fr8shaker289]

Nice upload , thanks! My era :)))

[@videosuperhighway7655]

LOL great times back then. :)

[@NoodleStudioRecords]

That roller half pipe is insane

[@APPLIEDARTSFLA]

Loved the filming! Such rad footage. Thanks for sharing!

[@psychonopal]

Ese Hawaii 5-0... me cae que muy chido video, una perla del cofre de los recuerdos... y más que eso, xq documentas un momento historico, social y cultural.

[@Dick67]

man TA just had the coolest frontside carve

[@tatsujincorp]

One if not the first Half Pipe ever.

[@jamiemoffatt50]

West coast spoiled kids had everything and access to a billion times more than anything I grew up with. We were freaking poor! Couldn’t even pay attention!

[@hamr51]

Creo que es Muy importante rescatar el pasado para poder entender quienes somos y a dónde vamos para poder saber el por qué del Skate 🛹🛹🛹

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

I did the math a couple years ago when I got back into and onto a vert,board pools this time and I remember it being 1976 1977 when I got into half pipe riding I know I was ten or twelve because I got a dirt bike at 13 years old,but that was east coast u guys in Cali way ahead of us as mother nature nicely empty all those pools in California for youall,nice my park like a lot of others only lasted a year sadly,but I was blessed to have a pro tournament vert skater show me the three basic airs front,back,and the front to backside allyoop which is why I got back into skating after 37 years off,nobody that I knew had a pipe in their back yard,hey I was twelve,what fark did I know...man this is some killer original one of a kind classic tape...thank again

[@priamofwilusa128]

THANK YOU!!! AMAZING TIMES!!!

[@ratategui]

ESTA SUPER CHINGON ESE VIDEO

[@SimpsonMusicProductions]

Classic..

[@jmoran65]

Encontrar este video fue increible, yo estuve en ese evento y patinaba frecuentemente ahi, con Lucio Ledesma, Jorge Mijares, El Papantla, El Sombra , Tenoch y otros. No recuerdo bien si el terrenp donde estaba el bowl era una cosa como de materiales de construccion o algo asi, recuerdo que ahi compre mi tabla dogtown y me la vendio tu padre arriba en una oficina que tenia, fue el momento justo donde se paso de las tablas delgadas a las mas anchas, tuve que vender una Z-Woody que tenia para comprar esa dogtown, Recuerdo todo perfectamente y volverlo a ver tal cual como era en este video ha sido increible. Saludos y muchas gracias.

[@manuelsantos11]

Que increible anecdota y que te acuerdes de todo, el bowl estaba a un lado de una madereria y si, ahi arriba tenian la oficina....Te mando un Saludo...

Manolo querido hoy vi este hermoso documento que creó desde cero tu papi que tanto quisimos y nos cuidaba y consentía a todos , me siento como si ayer hubiera estado ahí en el aeropuerto recibiendo a los “Z” boys y los otros del equipo “Sims” .. salgo en el estacionamiento haciendo algún truco y levantando la patineta y en tu pista me hiciste el honor de poner algunas tomas de mi cuando empezaba haciendo el “rock&roll “, truco por el cual hace 2 años me rompí el codo izquierdo .. gracias por la música y tantos recuerdos ! Tu estilo no lo olvido jaja abrazo !

[@manuelsantos11]

que increíbles palabras Luis!!, te mando un fuerte abrazo!!!

[@TheOnlyRealTanYaisa]

love it..........original sparks to positive fun

[@reskateve]

Invaluable contribución Manolito!! Gracias por compartirla! Ojalá pudieras autorizarme incluir de este material en el documental largo que estoy armando. Gracias por ser un pilar del skate mexicano camarada! Paco Manzanares.

[@sunovadistributionn.z.693]

totally

[@eduardopugliese6049]

Muy bueno!!! Jimy Plumer el mas radical!!!

[@dkcktv]

Great footage, thank you for sharing.

[@bigfloppaoficial148]

yeah muy bueno manuel mi abuelo me contaba mucho del club dog town yeah y veo como a evolucionado el skate de esos tiwmpos a los mios yeah gracias por compartir este video

[@harryfaquad]

The shutter sound doesn't bother me a wit, makes it sound like a real vintage movie.

[@huaiqui1]

Yes!! me too!

[@manuelsantos11]

I´m Glad you Like it!!, it was an incredible part of my life!...

[@ogdenfilms]

Unreel film. Thanks for sharing!

[@eduardoleon9960]

También salgo en el vídeo varias veces que recuerdos ojalá tuvieras más material monolito ahora Manolo un abrazo y espero se acuerden de mi " Lalo el Drácula "

[@jonoedwards4195]

Unreal man, excellent post thanks Manuel. Book em Danno!

[@TheDaywalker40]

Freakin amazing....thanks for sharing... STYLE.

[@tepoz1]

Increible, estuve en esa fecha,patine mucho en el bowl, tubo y rampa... que tiempos! , todos los fines de semana sin parar c/ los Reynoso, Brown, el Tenoch, el Papantla, el Oggi.. me rompi un brazo (se podia patinar enyesado), nariz (aarreglada x el Oggi con un pedazo de hielo) y un par de dedos! tengo mis patinetas Dog town y la kriptonix, que ahora mi hijo usa, es la envidia de todos sus amigos. Buenos tiempos una joya el video. Ojala si tienes fotos las postearas y nos pasaras el link Manuel.

[@nomad4901]

Super cool shit here. My Youth.

[@user-ed8zf5zv5j]

I think the band was playing the Spanish version of "My Sharona", "Mis Canicas".

[@robtru3680]

love it thank you for sharing

[@ivonnearriaga6354]

recorde cuando ivamos a skatopistas del sol gdl 1979 tenias otro video con musica buelve a ponerlo si tienes chansa MANUEL GDL1979 GERARDO

[@stevenserrano9053]

Manuel, Me he quedado 'frio' con este increíble video de aquella inauguración del Dog Town México City, yo estuve ahí con un amigo, fue un rollo llegar, ya que nosotros vivíamos en la Col. Lindavista, pero nuestro ruta era exacta; División de Nte. esq. Gral Emiliano Zapata, al fondo del callejón. Sabes todavía guardo unas fotos del evento. GRACIAS por compartir estos instantes de aquel día.

[@manuelsantos11]

Que increible!,me da mucho gusto compartir estos recuerdos!!, Saludos...

[@2wings1bird46]

very nice video, thanks for making it.

[@mangomawn]

Looking really good man ... thanks so much for sharing ... that's me on the halfpipe in HB ... in 79 ... I can dig it ...

[@wzrdryaudiovisual]

Amazing stuff - thanks for sharing and keeping the history alive! Big props and respect.

[@justinb.8977]

I get chills when they try to land them stalls

[@jorgebmx10]

Muy buen video, con todos los grandes, pero deberìas poner en algùn lugar que es Mèxico!! muy buen video aun asi

[@macerton1]

Wow rare footage........

[@manuelsantos11]

Thanks!

[@tobalus]

Manuel, yo también fui parte del club, de hecho por ahí debo tener guardada mi credencial. El club estaba en un callejón al que entrabas por Emiliano Zapata , casi esquina con División del Norte. YA me acordé del Ogui que cuidaba el club. Le encantaba poner Al Three Souls in my Mind (El disco Que rico diablo , le encantaba poner Presta entre otras rolas) y a los Rolling Stones (Get yer yaya's out). Que recuerdos. Tengo fotos (no muy buenas porque era de una cámara 110mm) de la inauguración y de la salida de los chavos en la noche, recuerdo que salieron en una combi azul y en un R5 entre otros coches. To tenía como 17-18 años. Hoy tengo 53. También recuerdo haber comprado ahí mi primer patineta, una tabla Kriptonics Micky Alba 12.75, trucks Independent y llantas Sims Gyro, casco, muñequeras Kryptonics, y guantes y shorts Rector. Y por supuesto una playera Sims Snake. Me hicieron la vida pues fue mi primer equipo bueno. A lafecha conservo la patineta. Mi hija de 9 años no cree que yo la haya usado. Tu papá hizo mucho por este deporte. Te recuerdo a ti pequeñito entrándole con todo.

[@DJnedKnowledge422]

this is life

[@kijadask8]

WOWWWWW... GRACIAS... Gracias por compartir y documentarnos a todos un poco mas... Felicidades y Gracias... Buena Vibra...

[@DavetheChimp]

amazing! and damn - the drop in 10 minutes in! how much vert!?!?!

[@station3fx]

Very Cool! There's a couple still shots in the intro of me(1:02-1:03) and a friend(59-1:00) of mine. Where did you get those?

[@lawrencesmokingangele8785]

Thanks pa pa

[@fredferand345]

thank you so much for sharing !