Inside Richmond, Virginia’s Gritty DIY Skate Scene

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Welcome to the gritty and DIY skate scene of Richmond, VA.
In the latest episode Greetings From, we take you on a tour of the underground skate scene in Richmond, Virginia, where skaters are defying conformity and embracing individuality. From crusty street spots to self-built skateparks, we explore the unique and raw culture the Richmond skate community has to offer.
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[@RedBullSkateboarding]

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[@opaque5825]

Wicked. Richmond getting the props they deserve 🔥.

[@seancowan908]

People don't know how diverse this place is. I have lived here since the 90's, it's growing so fast.

[@jsk8snrich1]

@@seancowan908 Same here! It's like an undiscovered Austin, TX in a lot of ways. Maybe we shouldn't tell people about it? 😅

[@andythemandy16]

Richmond native currently living in Texas, it’s truly a place like no other especially in the skateboarding world. I miss it!!

[@Fuckyatrap]

I'm a Texas native living in Houston about to make the move to Richmond with my wife in the next month or so and seeing this has me beyond excited to get out there. I've always loved the crust and it's good to see Richmond is full of it. 🤙 #crustylife

[@delishuspear]

this is like every overlooked community's dreammmm so freaking fun and creative and unique, god damn so inspiring

[@BeauMedas]

As a native Richmonder, (south side, midlo, represent!!) It's great to see some love towards some of my fave spots growing up! Def crusty, but so are we en general!! RIP Dominion Skate shop

[@martinllork807]

truth

[@Hunter-si5bg]

Loved those boards

[@iansullivan8955]

Sup, neighbor?

[@andythemandy16]

some of my first decks were Dominion growing up!! Best shop in the world RIP

[@janelleviles5803]

Awesome footage of a lot of great talent! I have to say my son is part of this and I couldn't be more proud!

[@icantollie]

When COVID hit the City brought in dump trucks and dumped massive mounds of mulch over all the city skateparks bc yk back then they thought it was safer to lock everyone indoors breathing each other's air than be outside at skateparks with natural wind circulation... swung by a couple days later and the skaters had piled the masses of mulch into towering heaps, threw ramps on top of them and stuck rails into them, and swept the rough concrete between the mounds to create (temporary) obstacles to skate that were better than anything there was before... RVA is a hella gritty urban environment, these skaters are friggin undeterred

[@deadbydawn93]

I've lived in Virginia my whole life and had no idea how big the skate scene was in Richmond. We just lost our local park, Moyer, so seeing the great park and spots makes me want to visit sometime.

[@ItsTerraTJ__]

Yea its like that

[@_what006]

This is amazing I'm from the 757 Portsmouth Virginia have a lot of friends that helped work on a lot of these spots that were in this video... Super cool seeing Richmond getting some recognition

[@extramedium3561]

Clicked on this video because I spent about 3 years living in Norfolk (5 points area) back in 2012. Richmond kind of reminds me of my hometown but larger. Lots of diy spots around here. Northside skatepark was brand new at the time, and I mainly just went there. Sometimes I would go to this little pocket park over in Hampton to skate the coolest mini ramp around. Good times

[@denzeladams3500]

Pistol city waddup! Shout out to our local, hard times skate shop

[@NotGahruvey]

I used to live in Virginia Beach back in the Hotline days. That shop was dope.

[@psiphibrandonhare7120]

Another P-Town resident here lol 😆 yes seeing Richmond get it's recognition for its skate scene and skate spots is awesome!

[@princequestly2218]

Nothing cooler than seeing vibrant skate scenes. That river bowl is so rad

[@nickbyers26]

Richmond is the f*uckin truth so many good people streets are so fun to skate

[@jordanaddison199]

This is sick. Unlike the traffic in Richmond

[@ironlungs1970]

Hi I'm from Florida and want to say Richmond is awesome,go skate.

[@davidtaylor9988]

Being from Richmond. I remember when I used to get clowned for skateboarding. I stopped because of it. Gonna get a board.

[@butchermachine]

I loved visiting Richmond for years. Such an incredibly cool place filled with awesome people. It’s also very good to see Jamie Reyes is still involved with skating. I remember seeing her on a DVD in the early 2000s all about this group of girl skaters. That DVD was dope.

[@exploranaut]

I haven't been over to Texas Beach in waaaayyy too long. I am so happy it's grown up so much!

[@downtoridemtb]

Cool to see the scene so strong. I grew up skating in Richmond in the late 90s and early 2000s. These new parks are on a whole new level. All we had was Pole Green Park.

[@jayfreedman5186]

We had Lakeside too. Laurel.

[@ogmo0n]

hahahaha Dude I will never forget burning myself on those metal ramps. The Blind demo there was the shit though

[@martinllork807]

what was the one in ashland?

[@biggienorm420]

@@martinllork807 pufferbelly park.

[@martinllork807]

@@biggienorm420 legit thx

[@FallLineCanoes]

Fuckin rad! Thanks for showcasing RVA!!

[@That94CelicaGuy]

Wait.. no videos of inside the factory?! Upset but not mad.. too much exposure will ruin the spot

[@racks5]

RVA, the most amazing little city in the world

[@AtlantisWreckords]

I filmed part of my last music video in the River Bowl. It's cool to see how much the skate scene has grown in RVA. Peace and Blessings

[@justinc22443]

Some of my best skating memories are from when I lived from off of Staples Mill and Broad. Nowhere quite like RVA.

[@f.demascio1857]

Thalbro & 50th?

[@MartinKohoutekchannel]

What a dream life they all livin. And not by accident, they all work for it to have it that way! I respect this so much! Sad to say I am only in a "I wish phaze". Hopefully I´ll build smt my own soon :) What an inspiration!

[@5kateMate]

Love Richmond! Only stayed there about 6months but everyone was inviting and genuine. Shout out to the homies Josh and Danny!

[@AvalancheBT]

804 all day everyday hell yeah. Maury is the man

[@greymarket6834]

Maury is the man

[@lil1079]

VA is back on the map baby. Love to see it

[@AidenStantz]

Thankful to be able to skate this for weeks at a time for trips skate with Gilbert and Richmond homies are always respectful and never have negativity and love the sketchy spots❤️❤️and times there

[@Ridestereo765]

This is exactly how my hometown is Richmond, IN we skate the most sketchiest shit ever. Both Richmonds are badass 🤘

[@bigcasey457]

Richmond is my favorite city on the east coast.

[@thecaucasian86]

Seen almost all of them being at least plus 30's inspired me to go back to skating, I'm 28 yo and healing years of depression. Thank you.

[@FlarkusChunswen]

Lived in RVA for about 14 years, and slowly watched the scene almost die and then come smashing back into what it is now. RIP Dominion Skate Shop, big up Fist City.

[@gsabella4]

Richmond is rad!!!

[@noneyobeeswax9506]

Hell yeah!! Richmond in the house, so many familiar faces 😊

[@ianroberts5683]

River bowl looks scary. Wonder how many skateboards have gotten flung in the river at high water to never be recovered

[@GoFarAway5338]

It's so great to see how the scene here has evolved. I searched this city for spots many times in the late 90s on saturday trips while livng in Raleigh. I wish that I found some of these spots. It's always had a crusty side but there is a very unique charm to this place.

[@r65-h4g]

Virginia's Baltimore... can't wait to move away from this dump lol

[@katevehrs9192]

This is sick - proud to be a Richmond girlie

[@gabaghoul23]

crusty? try living in a town where downtown is pea gravel! shreds skin like a cheese grater.. you got it made here

[@WayneS-wh2hv]

I live in RVA and they built a small skate park like a year ago a mile from my way on the southside of Richmond. It's lit on a nice day outside.

[@nitwitter]

there’s nothing like hearing that sound on the regular!

[@Yeaitstemp]

As someone who grew up in Richmond love to see this

[@saltedslug]

this shit is awesome, thank you for spotlighting this (obviously amazing) community. diy skating brings people together like nothing else!! also the RIVER BOWL is CRAZY!!!

[@reidellis1988]

Skateboarding and Punk Rock. RVA.. it doesn't get better. Cheers from Utah.

[@jonny8597]

Only in America could one city have like 8 skateparks

[@icantollie]

it's only like 4 "real" skateparks plus a ton of diy spots with very gritty concrete throughout the city

[@SuperBladinator]

discovered the river bowl when i moved to richmond three years ago and its still my favorite place to go!

[@chrisdamon9175]

Loved every second of this. Hell yeah, Richmond.

[@therealjd1503]

Damn a skate scene in my home state, to bad I’m on the other end in the rural tip of va.

[@farwoodfarm9296]

Rad! Always happy to see some respect shown to East Coast Skaters and spots! What a cool culture in Richmond.

[@mg_streetkandi]

Glad Red Bull showing RVA some love..I remember trying to Get Red Bull to sign me as a Roller Skater 13 years ago..Loves my videos and sent me a ton Red Bull to apartment but said they had no clue on how to market rollerskating...RVA needs this exposure..Good Job..👍🏽

[@DOLODAN808]

Born & raised baby! Big ups to Red Bull for showing us love. Dominion / Venue are truly Richmond legends man.

[@bhseigel]

Im a Richmonder, thank you for showing the city i love in a way that others can love too!

[@1LORDKEYNES]

VCU got us rich 😂

[@guyroach]

Anyone remember that local skate vid, Bumwine, when it premiered at the Byrd?

[@_dp3po_881]

sure do

[@anthonyrodriguez9323]

this is amazing, love seeing the richmond homies in such a great video

[@Tricklarock]

Ha! That's me on the tripod @ 11:48

[@CollinGill7]

you should do this for more cities! texas is full of gritty diy's and the government is starting to tearing the big ones down (RIP underground ditch)

[@mikefilicky7961]

Yea we been skating the U of R spillway since the mid 80's!

[@lowenderjones]

The best skate memories of my life are from when I lived in Richmond! Deshazo, Burke, Pockets, Viles, Swyers, Drew, Erik, J, and many more can be seen terrorizing the 'crete of TxB on a frequent basis: best dudes & best DIY!! (Nacho should've had a clip in this though, if you know you know)

[@TehBabyShoes]

Venue 4 Life Richmond Local Skater 4 Life 💪🏻🙏🏻 Thanks Gilbert and Maury And Caleb For What Yall Have Done To Put RVA On The Map

[@katevehrs9192]

Take a shot every time somebody says ‘crusty’

[@Sterben026]

Richmond has always been hard to skate and its the main reason i quit theres just nothing to skate but im glad to see people found a way around it!

[@danielmartin2000]

that Bernie McGrew guy used to rule at the Zap skim comps in Dewey growing up. never knew he was around rva

[@652MoeJo]

I'm from Richmond VA and I condone this 🤙🤙💪💪💪 I always seem cats shredding the sketchiest shit ever And yell hella balls brooooo yo ass nutts lol They be goin off tho 🤙🤙

[@jay_lew_laflare]

This was dope 🔥🔥🔥

[@dre4011]

Welcome!!!....this is where we live.....please come and visit "The Dirty 'Ol River City"

[@DB.KOOPER]

This is litteraly what those of us skating in the 80s and earlier did before guys like myself started building the "skate Church" in SW Portland and later Burnside... We skated rae urban/suburban terrain any way we could... but now skating has gotten so mainstream and so _hipster infected_ that this is "art" and has to be pontificate over by pseudo-intelectual liberal types. As skating has grown in popularity yhe number of posers trying to associate gemstones with it have grown exponentially. Skating is no longer counter to mainstream culture to the kids all obsessed with dopamine hits from posting ever lame idea on social media.

[@Fausto_4841]

Gotta love when southern cities argue about who's BBQ is best. :07 Richmond, you lose.

[@wheresmydinner7248]

Fun seeing a video where I've seen most these people either in the shop or at the park

[@reganmorey9508]

So Rad! Keep this shit up . You all should be proud of what you have done already and the future is wide open :)

[@jimizxztheorginal]

Watching this with my fiancée who grew up around there... she knows like half of y'all

[@nathankittle5721]

Yo you gotta do something on the Hell’s Satans. The baddest ass fuckin moped club ever.

[@jakehorn9385]

When I went down to Richmond last year for the rumble in Richmond I asked one of my buddies where there’s any spots or skateparks n he said go to Texas beach went there met all the locals n I felt like I was there second family then the locals told us about all the other spots around seriously one of the best scenes around

[@NhojisJohn]

so happy to see va getting some love!

[@mikeysbladeworks1000]

Richmond skate video and no mention of the legend Bobby Stewart?!

[@golden90s57]

I'm from Richmond va. They all speaking facts

[@nathankittle5721]

Dope, busted ass at some of these spots. Lived in RIC my whole life.

[@ItsTerraTJ__]

8️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ STAND THE FUCK UP 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😤‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@PapaPerk360]

Hampton roads in general need some new damn parks. Please!

[@corrym.8029]

Come to Hampton bays Riverhead Long Island

[@CutmeMick]

Real og shit was Schafer Court down by VCU early 90’s before they rocked it all to stop the skating in like ‘97, how about the Cloisters? Anyone here remember that? And the landscape company I worked for, we planted the downtown library in ‘95 or Laurel skatepark? Gone. Richmond just doesn’t support it enough that’s for sure..but I guess this is cool shout out to Pat at lost bowl

[@chrismason4224]

Laurel still here, but they tossed the vert.

[@icantollie]

Steps/brick terrace at Sacred Heart cathedral were always teeming with skaters in the afternoon after day classes, was never good enough to skate there but damn they were good

[@lucastorres9260]

Shoutout magic bullet skate in Fredericksburg

[@Productions-jd9ye]

Bro as a virginian I cried watching this bc I love the richmond skate scene we have

[@its_inkball1355]

bro Im from here and have been to a few of the places, but never knew the scene was this big

[@skateboardmindedoracles1210]

My heart is on the right path 🛹

[@rvaguitars]

Hell yea RVA rocks!

[@randolphsmith7552]

Yooo Va on the map! Got show Norfolk and Va Beach next!

[@_dp3po_881]

I was wondering when I would see Zander's crazy ass lol hell yeah

[@f.demascio1857]

No clip of Jeremy's Alley spot? Next episode...

[@JulesInfinite888]

Ty for making this . Really special

[@Elusivv]

So proud to see my city like this

[@mccards]

True skate spirit right here.

[@Beans577]

Well come to Baltimore. We barley have shit for street spots

[@Peyton_Edwards]

What's the song of the real deal I can't get in my feels?

[@ShawnMeyateetsPomegranate]

I loved it back then, in Richmond VA 😆

[@ZenaHarrison-nw6ck]

This was Awesome!! Love to see !! Love to see \''/, RVA

[@JosephACampbellJr]

Venue Skateshop ❤

[@BonzerMrT]

The biggest take away I’ve had with skaters vs BMX, is with skateboarding, y’all could literally be given a curb and the tinniest transition and it’s a whole sesh. With bikes we need to find stuff with some type of size

[@stajbc]

Red love word up

[@thedudefmcdh6719]

Yeah try to sk8 boston.... that's shits ruff

[@PeytonBay1]

I live in Richmond and have been interested in learning to skate for a while now so seeing this video pop up was sick. Are there any spots in particular that would be good for just messing around on a board without getting in the way of the regulars?