l8er, sk8er

"In April 2004, Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell declared the first ever Skateboard Week in Vancouver. Although this step in recognizing skateboarding’s contribution to Vancouver was an important one, relations between skaters and the city have not always been so warm.

Opening May 1st, 2004 at the Vancouver Museum is Skateboarding Vancouver, a look at the colourful and controversial history of skateboarding in this city and beyond.

See skateboards and equipment from all eras of the sport from the surf-inspired sixties to the electric eighties to the fine-arts inspired nineties. Learn how skateboarding has been shaped by this city and how skateboarding has shaped it.

Based on the collection of PD, a local skate shop owner, collector and curator of The Online Skateboard Museum, this exhibit shows, for the first time, hundreds of skateboards and related gear from the 1920s until today.

While illustrating the technical evolution of skateboarding, this exhibit also addresses the social evolution of the sport."

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Note: The Vancouver Museum offers free admission on Tuesdays from 5pm-9pm, year round. Yes. I'll remind you when the time comes. Sounds gr8, eh? ; - )