This Old Ledge: USC Blocks

[@DanielIvan707]

This is the best thing on Thrasher

[@lovebug9696]

Nah we want Hell of a Month

[@mattreyes1026]

I’ll take both 💯

[@vancouverbill]

Every single episode every one says this but you ain't wrong

[@NinjaLifestyle]

this guy does such a great job narrating these videos

[@antonmyhrvold]

100% ❤

[@KevinGibran-c9v]

that's ted barrow for you

[@turnerfarrandart]

As a former architecture student and current skateboarder, this series is very fulfilling.

[@Jimberley]

As an Architect student did happen to work for Art Vandelay?

[@suicideboy57]

I love the 60% skate history, 40% architectural history. Great series

[@Eskay94]

Yes very satisfying and refreshing as well

[@pauliewalnuts5241]

​@@Jimberley Van Buren boys

[@Jimberley]

@ ‘8’

[@ghostbike99]

That Louie clip at the end is so good. Absolutely perfect varial heel

[@Sergeometric]

My favorite content on the internet by far, thanks Thrasher for melding history, design, and skate cultural anthropology into a digestible video.

[@ngideo]

This series is single-handedly making us all a little smarter.

[@Dzokhar]

Can we all agree that we'd be perfectly happy to wait if it took a little longer between videos? An 8 minute episode is awesome but I'd love to see 20 minute episodes even if it was once a month. The research makes this the best thing on Thrasher.

[@bobafett5607]

I’m glad they put sad in this!!! That fool was there a lot!! True local of that plaza…..SAD jay Stephen’s one of my favorites!!!

[@zoozu2067]

SAD was dope, loved all his footage.

[@antonmyhrvold]

100% ❤

[@ashtonwilliams5945]

We all come for the skating, but the historical concept is the icing on the cake.

[@mrburns805]

This guy is so well spoken, he makes it really enjoyable to listen to.

[@mattimaranda9638]

…and then he throws in the occasional “It was fuckin’ sick!”…

[@anotebgmot8793]

Louie , that jazz and this old ledge .. everyone shreddin it

[@antonmyhrvold]

100% ❤

[@ajww94]

As a skater who went to USC i would always pass these heavily waxed up ledges and wondered how popular they were. This is so cool to have that specific question answered years later!

[@michaelbenjamin2625]

You never skated it?? Tf 😂

[@youngbeagle367]

So glad thrasher is doing these videos, they are fucking fire. The history, the jazz, the vibe top notch

[@antonmyhrvold]

Another master piece :) Thank you Ted and Brendan 🔥❤

[@local3433]

Love this series so much. Keep 'em coming. These take me back.

[@betulaobscura]

There is something extremely cool about "This Old Ledge" series. Keep it up!

[@VintageSk8]

This series is why I subscribed to Thrasher as a new skateboarder it's nice to find out the history of skateboarding and the spots that defined it, I also like the Dern Bros spot history otherwise I have to go back and watch a ton of old videos, not that that's a bad thing but at 54 years of age I don't have that much time on my hands.

[@djamesIII]

This entire series has been scored so perfectly. I could fall asleep to these videos with that damn jazz.

[@SquangSkateboards]

Ted done did it again

[@non_brewed_condiment]

dude that Tiago clip is comically good, he is actually too good

[@antonmyhrvold]

100% ❤

[@nickpike5581]

Whoever came up with the idea for this series needs a raise. Really good stuff

[@TylerKnight]

YES!!! Another "This Old Ledge" video!!!

[@TheOneHundredPercent]

Fuk yeah!

[@mrkmauricio2011]

Man I remember coming to meet the homies every weekend(2005-2011) and skate here then goto dtla or even into usc before getting kicked out, what a time!

[@bariyakiyao4037]

Thank you thrasher for documenting our history...

[@jeanpoincelet]

Great series. Love the crossover into architecture. It's so intertwined with skateboarding, I'm surprised it's taken this long to get some accessible in-depth coverage

[@AngryChineseWoman]

This spot will always make me think of Anthony Van Engelen and Jason Dill in TW Feedback

[@vancouverbill]

Ave destroyed this spot in DC video

[@indosmoke9366]

We were skating those ledges in the mid 80’s . We lived near Hoover Park at the time. There was a lot of cool spots to skate inside the USC campus. We were young skate punks at time. Besides run ins with cholos and black gangs trying to Jack our boards we had fun times.

[@birdman4birdlegs]

bless this series :)

[@TheOneHundredPercent]

U said it. It's total fkn class. 👍👍

[@TheJulesfoote]

I really enjoy this series, Thank you.

[@Dzokhar]

I'm going to say this every time you post these. *PLEASE* don't sacrifice the quality for the sake of quantity. If you can keep this quality and pace up, then by all means do it, but if it takes longer to do the in-depth research, I will be incredibly glad to wait. This is the best thing on Thrasher in large part because of the history. Please please please don't sacrifice it for the sake of a deadline.

[@JimAndAJayne]

The lapel mic makes the narration warmer and richer. Excellent, per usual.

[@PMANPMANPMAN]

It’s so funny to me that the people who design and create these thing absolutely hate that we “destroy” their art, yet we the skateboarders are probably the ones who’s admire and appreciate their creations the most…..

[@PTVexoh]

Man the tricks the guys at the end did are all supreme. Good tricks looking wetter than ever

[@derekholguin5728]

love this series

[@valleivan91]

Grew up skating these ledges back in the day with the homies. Bring back so much memories. I miss skateboarding

[@breadandcinemas6996]

Another meetup spot/public plaza on the west side was Venice Beach Pavilion (later just The Pit). Before everything was gentrified, we'd meet up at the Blocks when we didn't feel like dodging bullets at Lockwood.

[@joshyoung]

Best series thrasher has ever done hands down

[@makylavender]

Ted Barrow is a fkn wizard. he really knows his stuff

[@antonmyhrvold]

100% ❤

[@eletor]

Thanks Ted

[@TomTom-m1l]

Shoutout thrasher for listening to the comments and keeping this series consistent. Im feelin distinguished type shi

[@matthewjames206]

I've always been fascinated by this spot. I had no idea that was where they were skating in Public Domain. A lot of sick skating has gone down there for sure. Another fantastic episode. Insightful as always 🍻

[@GregLontok]

It was here or the Venice ledges as the weekday spot in the early 2000s. Good times.

[@johncitizen8828]

Damn. One of the best series out there. Basically is the skate equivalent of what DJ Premier’s series does for documenting hip hop history.

[@vancouverbill]

Is that on KZbin?

[@drewguttormson9368]

Love this! I remember watching On Video Magazine 20 + years ago and loving the history. Thank you!

[@OskarMarszalek]

Eloquent Ted articulately evoking again

[@seangrohs]

My friend Tony Lopez was the architect that was tasked with “skate stopping” the plaza. He opted to add the gaps to give the spot a second life instead of removing the ledges entirely.

[@t3dro]

We plan to interview him

[@spht9ng]

What a G shout out Tony

[@esquivel1]

Is this the former am/pro skater Anthony Lopez? He was sick.

[@E_4mafioso]

DAMN I LOVE THIS SERIES. 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 So much more I'd like to say but tht sums it up. Stay frosty and thank you so much, Thrasher . 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@yotaiji012]

Wow!! Great content! With architectural history!

[@erniefernandez598]

I use to skate there with my buddies and other skaters in the early 2000s, good old days really miss them

[@Skam1one]

Good to see Sad get props in this video. He took me there for the first time in the 90's and I was blown away by the skating that was going down there. Shout out Jay Stevens! Simple As Death!

[@luudest]

I love the architecture part in it.

[@Skatearmada4]

Legendary !! Lately that spots been all about , pop a trick over the trashcan off the ledge . These are the best series .

[@AxlRose-ug5db]

I love the series

[@TheOneHundredPercent]

I could listen to grinds all fkn day.👍🏽👍🏽

[@tibsk801]

really interesting episode, if can you can do the same about the schoolyards like lockwood, los feliz, kenter canyon, the "mouse" spots that would be so good!

[@seekay101]

Babe wake up new episode of this old ledge

[@Riz2336]

I never got to check that place in real life when I was in LA but it looked awesome when I saw it in tons of videos. At least they didn't knob it but I'm sure it's a much harder spot now with the little sand gaps

[@mizeadventure9438]

Best series

[@keenanketsdever590]

id love to see one of these on MACBA

[@mess_noise]

amazing to appreciate how fun skating is over the years _ epic series

[@daviddillon62]

Thank you again

[@elissitdesign]

This made me warm and fuzzy! More history plez.

[@andrewattleson6834]

Crazy how instantly recognizable the 76 gas station and the West LA courthouse stage are from Tony Hawks American Wasteland

[@danprokes2353]

Thank you for continually putting up incredible content!

[@garygreenlaw503]

KEEP THIS SERIES GOOOIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!

[@deciduousdiscipline9592]

So sick. Keep this series going!

[@cesarandrade8759]

Good shout out to my boy Gabr RIP 🏴‍☠️mCzr🏁

[@mamadinks7924]

That Tiago intro clip is bonkers

[@kevinalamo4250]

Louie was COMPLETELY undeterred by the concrete removal. It's like it doesn't even affect him

[@johnadrian7607]

MORE OF THIS SEGMENTS THRASHER 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@chiefkirby9982]

This spot was the best back in the day!

[@chrismccarthy7107]

amazing info about that gas station and the west la courthouse.

[@imbakedasfyo]

I love learning about our history

[@armchair_contrarian]

back to back videos! TY. Why don't you do one in Philly? LOVE Park & Independence Hall

[@cinemasnitch3959]

7:55 anyone know what kinda camera does that ? love the way that looks reminds me of surfing footage from the 60s

[@thesteezbox]

16mm film camera

[@emmanueljames794]

Old times baby!!

[@JustinBehan]

Another really dope episode! Hell yeah Ted!

[@NatGreenOnline]

It's rad that they didn't really stop skating at this spot, they just made it so you need to be gnarlier to do it.

[@vancouverbill]

Yeah even a basic trick like 50 or crooked is kind of gnarly now as have to gap in and out. I mean not gnarly fit a pro but gnarly for average skater

[@ERICF66]

Excellent!!🔥😎🛹

[@MegaAppl3]

🔥🔥🔥 so many sick tricks

[@NohStar]

I love how the attempt at skate-stopping was just received as turning the spot up to ‘hard-mode’ difficulty

[@kylebakerart]

Nothing better than a line filmed on a fisheye…

[@aaronpaustian4]

keep it up! Great job

[@vancouverbill]

Ave with straight nollie flip over the van is so wild, he must of being going so quick. That flip literally had to kick the board opposite direction to the way you are going so he must have been cooking along

[@eljermo]

Back noseblunt pop out is pretty sweet

[@vancouverbill]

No one can skate like austyn

[@maxmameli]

Insight really deep. Very good job 👏🏼

[@pdxraves]

Just a great series

[@Oddisy]

hit my first tre back here in 2011 here i'll never forget it!!!

[@henrythomas2547]

And Another Great Video ! 🤘🤪🤘❗️

[@stevedonaghey6436]

That ender was completely bonkers..

[@chris73brown]

Very cool & interesting episode. Some important stuff in here. Thx

[@filmbuff4]

Never clicked so fast

[@stokkejanraggio9091]

yall can talk about a 8 inch ledge for 2 hours and im up for it.

[@gaziwrld]

Need one on Jkwon Plaza in La

[@guillaumegalante]

The evolution of tricks done at this spot, and Louie Lopez has still not won a SOTY! 😢

[@mikdatanlbalta6483]

Greetings from Türkiye 🇹🇷

[@douglasdiaz6262]

Shout out the homie Jay a.k.a. SAD

[@antoan.s]

Love the series 🛹

[@TikyeWilliams]

Cool. I used to live USC

[@BurntWifi]

Probably one of the coolest ways a spot has been "skate stopped"

[@ArtoSaari700]

Bro ham. Such an epic history deep dive into the culture that was only known by tribal knowledge within. Chef's smoochies 🤌

[@TheBenzo666]

Switch backside Ted just crushing.