Skate shop

A skateshop is a type of store that sells skateboard parts and skateboarding apparel.^[1] When financially possible, skate shops sponsor local riders and promote skateboarding locally through skate videos and demonstrations, referred to as "demos".^[2]

Ridin' High Skate Shop in Burlington, Vermont

History

In 1962, the surf shop "Val-Surf" in Hollywood became the first skate shop when they carried the first self-produced skateboards. These boards, sold complete, featured a surfboard shape and roller skate trucks.^[3]

Professional skateboarder Jeff Grosso referred to skate shops as "Jedi temples for skateboarding".^[4]

Notable skate shops

• Rip City Skates - Santa Monica, CA^[5]
• ZJ Boarding House - Santa Monica, CA^[6]
• 510 Skateboarding - Berkeley, CA^[7]
• 66 6th - San Francisco, CA^[8]
• Cal Skate Skateboards - Portland, OR^[9]
• Labor Skateshop - New York City, NY^[10]
• KCDC Skateshop - Brooklyn, NY^[11]
• Skate Brooklyn - Brooklyn, NY^[12]
• Supreme - New York City, NY^[13]
• Uncle Funkys Boards - New York City, NY^[14]
• Central Skate Shop - Managua, Nicaragua^[15]
• Church of Skatan - Santa Barbara, CA^[16]
• L.A. Skate Co. - Los Angeles, CA^[17]
• Coliseum Skateshop - Boston, MA^[18]
• McGills Skateshop - Encinitas, CA^[19]
• Ridin' High Skate Shop - Burlington, VT^[20]
• Anti-Social Skateshop - Vancouver, British Columbia^[21]
• Valley Skate & Surf

Gallery of skate shops from around the world

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