| Scantlebury Skate Park | |
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| Type | concrete skatepark |
| Location | Ella B. Scantlebury Park |
| Nearest city | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°18′47″N72°55′42″W / 41.31301°N 72.928341°W Coordinates: 41°18′47″N72°55′42″W / 41.31301°N 72.928341°W |
| Created | 2020 |
Scantlebury Skate Park is a public skatepark built in Scantlebury Park in the Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. [1] [2] The park opened in 2020. [1] [3]
Ella B. Scantlebury Park was named after New Haven's first African-American and first woman City Treasurer, Ella Scantlebury. [4] [5]
The Scantlebury Skatepark was conceived of by two New Haven residents and skateboard enthusiasts, Steve Roberts and J. Joseph, Yale class of 2019. [6] [7] The city of New Haven supported the campaign. [8] [9] [10] Roberts and Joseph garnered funding for their project with $50,000 from The Could Be Fund and a $25,000 donation from Yale's Schwarzman Center. [8] [11] Despite an initial pushback from some members of the community, the Scantlebury Skatepark opened in 2020 and is well used and loved by the community. [6] [8] [12]
Bridgeport-based Rampage skateboard company built the skatepark. [8]
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