List of skateparks

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This is a list of notable skateparks.

Builders of skateparks include local skateboarders creating do it yourself / "barge board" parks and firms such as SITE Design Group and Grindline Skateparks.

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The first skatepark to receive historic designation was the Bro Bowl, in Florida, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The second was The Rom, in east London, England, which is Grade II listed.

Australia

Canada

Denmark

France

Germany

India

Jordan

Malaysia

Netherlands

North Korea

Portugal

Philippines

Serbia

Slovenia

Sweden

United Kingdom

United States

Alabama

Arizona

California

Connecticut

Florida

Iowa

Kentucky

Maryland

New Mexico

New York

Ohio

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Portland skatepark

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

8 Mount Trashmore Skatepark, in Virginia Beach (24,000 square feet (2,200 m2))

Washington

Wisconsin

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In more extreme climates, parks were built indoors, often using wood or metal. By the end of the 1970s, the popularity of skateboarding had waned, and the original parks of the era began to close. A downturn in the overall skateboard market in the 1980s, coupled with high liability insurance premiums, contributed to the demise of the first wave of skateparks. Some second-generation parks, such as Upland, California's Pipeline, survived into the 1980s. However, many public parks of that era can still be found throughout Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.[ citation needed ]

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The Rom is a Grade II listed skatepark in Hornchurch, East London, England. Built in 1978 and designed by Adrian Rolt of G-Force, it is the most completely preserved purpose-built skatepark in England. It is the first skatepark in Europe to achieve listed status and the second such structure worldwide.

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