Old Reseda skatepark 1977

[@mikram2613]

That kid that did the Ariel is no one other than the legendary Jay Smith we used to build skateboards in his garage, he eventually turned Pro, riding for Peralta, Sims, and I think Gordon Smith.

[@shannonwalker1210]

Wow! This was the best place to ride in the late 70s, we spent all day at this park mastering all the bowls. The days of KMET and KLOS rocked at the park.

[@magicras21]

Skate across.....I always remember this place. I was like 6 years old. I never skated here but I remeber seeing bands play here while people would skate. What happened to the good old days. 😕 now I just heard a couple days ago skateland closed down. REALLY!!!! NO MORE CIRCUS EITHER!!! What's really going on here. Get the kids off there phones and back to having fun. Well at least I was blessed to have lived in the 80's

[@BachataDeVerdad]

Stuntman and stunt director Tom Harper, skateboard pro Lonnie Toft, and I used to go together to this skate park and also to Mammoth Mountain to test out Lonnie's pioneering snowboards. Lonnie was way ahead of everyone on snowboards. When I see this wonderful video, I remember the great times as if it were yesterday. Thanks so much for sharing this video and bringing back unbelievable memories that last a lifetime!

[@mikesrcgarage]

I skated with Lonnie many times here and to me he was truly inspirational, for I put together my own 8wheeler and people just didn't get it but I did and it was amazing to walk the board side to side just to turn! I honestly want one of the originals but I had heard Lonnie disheartened with sponsors/manufacturer's burned a whole bunch of boards... To me one would be priceless!!! Epic times! Have a great weekend!

[@mikesrcgarage]

What a great place to skate! I ripped it for years, just 7 walls to hit until they added the 8th with copping and built the combi pools! Awesome! Even had an off road RC car track! What an amazing time to be alive, long live SkaterCross even if only in our minds and in precious footage like this! 🙌🏼✌️😎👍

[@rickfree4556]

Also had a pool where people roller blading and a dirt track for toy car racing ,1980 I was 9 and lived on reseda and vanowen, just behind the reseda car wash. P.s. thanks for the upoad of the video Great memories ,I love you America P.p.s I am from Saudi Arabia peace ✌and hang ten 🖑🖐

[@LETSBESTRONGER]

Vanowen and Etiwanda by the pioneer chicken place.😎

[@LETSBESTRONGER]

Anyone remember the Reseda Drive inn watching the first Star Wars movie! 😎

[@LETSBESTRONGER]

Did you drive a mustang cobra.( White)

[@davidlevinson2460]

Thanks for posting this. We used to skate down there whenever we got the chance. Skated with a bunch of the Dogtown skateboarders (Stacy Peralta, Shogo Kubo I think). Place was way ahead of its time.

[@williamcooper4126]

wow! just stumbled across this...grew up in Tarzana and me and my buds used to grind here a lot!!!! good times thanks for the post

[@culcune]

In the early 80's, I started getting into skating, and I remember seeing this park's remnants out the RTD bus window. It was already closed ('82 or '83) but people snuck in and skated. I was too chicken. I remember Thrasher magazine announcing that it was destroyed and no longer rideable when they started construction on yet another mini-mall.

[@LETSBESTRONGER]

Reseda blvd was fun. Drive-inn , Bowling alley. And Skateboarding. 1970’s was fun!

[@BunnymanVids]

Wow! I would have killed to have been to any of those LA-area skateparks

[@airzillarocks]

Literally my skate life way back in the SoCal 70's, so many good times shredding all the parks of the day...\m/

[@masiguru9982]

Me and my buddie skated there on roller skates. Put skateboard wheels and narrow skateboard trucks on our skates. Oh what fun that was.

[@johannwolf1]

Flashback! Thank you whomever shot this (super 8 the most emotional of all formats) and posted it. Can't believe I'm finding this (now at 52) I remember my fear the first time ('77) at the top of that (huge to me at the time) wooden ramp. I hesitated, the line behind me grew more vocal... I was chickening out. Then THIS song came on blasting through the speakers kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmGyiZJujtt5rqM and I couldn't NOT go. (open in another tab and play Barracuda while watching this viddy for full effect. Thanks Cadillac wheels, and Heart (you sexy bitches). When you are part of something great... you become addicted for life!

[@Northwestskater]

Thanks for sharing that! I had a similar experience. My dad shot this video, and I'm the skinny kid with the blue helmet. I was so intimidated by the ramp at first. It took me a while to go down it.

[@delang65]

Growing up in Southern California in the 70s was awesome

[@JasonNaughton]

Just seen this park on an episode of Chips

[@christianadventurefilms]

One of my old spot I used to skate. Saw Jay Adams there once!

[@stevemalibu99]

Wow, that brought back memories

[@WorldRockumentaryChannel]

I was 12 living in Glendale, didn't skate there until 1979

[@giftedplanksify]

I skated there in 78 I could never get air in that park. I guess that the ramp was cool!!

[@gospelreader9467]

I skated there .sunset pools next door burnt down and a bunch of us kids skated in the empty pools and aw root beer is where skatercross was built after they saw us skating in the pools.

[@gotsplinters]

My buddy and I used to skate here. My younger brother still has his membership card! Anybody remember Shreddi Repas and Bert Lamar? Those guys could shred!!

[@mikesrcgarage]

Remember both of them well! And yep they shredded! By any chance you remember Bert doing airs out of the last 7th bowl and landing on the backside of the 2nd bowl? It was such an awesome transfer! Great memories, epic times!

[@gotsplinters]

@@mikesrcgarage I do remember that! I also remember him doing drop ins into the deep pool they had in the back and then getting big air! After skating there for a few hours my buddy and I would head over to 7/11 for a big gulp and then we'd hit Arbies for a roast beef sandwich. Great memories indeed!

[@mikesrcgarage]

@@gotsplinters I love the big side of the combi pools and was sad when they filled it in. Had to always hit 7-11 for a Big Gulp!!! Lol! Didn't do Arby's but remember it well! Good times indeed bro! Awesome memories! Have a great weekend!

[@frankleclercq3593]

So good. With this super "aerial" at 2.58' like a historical step of skateboard evolution... I only had one or two pictures of this skatepark in mind, saw in french magazines back in the days

[@michaelpanagiotis7109]

That doubLe grab backside aireaL was done by Jay Smith!

[@rclick1226]

Awesome!!

[@garrettmaass]

I remember this place!

[@DennisMartinezCalifornia]

What street is that

[@clevelandphil]

Reseda drive-in in the background?

[@hellodahling1744]

Hello 👋. It’s this park still operating?

[@suijuris7921]

That kid did an early grab backside, grabbing the nose and tail.

[@rictech1325]

Thanks ... I still have my membership card ???? 77

[@fredisduran8539]

Where was this park?

[@Northwestskater]

I was visiting from Washington State, so all I remember was it was in Reseda, California.

[@RandyJames22]

This Facebook page says that it was "Located at 6734 Reseda Blvd, Reseda, California. Located near the Southeast corner of Reseda and Vanowen streets, across from the Taco Bell that still stands to this day." -- facebook.com/DeltaBravoUrbexTeam/photos/usiee-skatercross-skate-park-demolished-mid-80sa-rare-look-into-the-park-via-chi/465435390200832/

[@thewhitemustang]

the chic 2:38 is badass

[@paulstern1001]

I have my ID Card.

[@Mike-pj1kv]

Looks like pro skaters hitting the park that day 😂

[@rileywarner7494]

Omg I skatter there late 70s

[@Tedroy]

Yep. Totally agro scene.

[@Marcoashou1]

I heard that place shut down because of a bunch of snowflakes scratched their knees and sued.

[@photoglenn]

They had to temporarily close due to family illness , after being closed about a week, Someone or others broke into the pro shop and lifted everything. Still a great park though. Spent many all day sessions there.

[@qman5948]

Skate across look s like an old a and w drive in