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The Z-Boys and empty pools
1975
Santa Monica, California
Teenagers from the run-down blocks between Santa Monica and Venice surfed a decaying pier in the morning and skated in the afternoon. A drought emptied the swimming pools of Los Angeles and they climbed the fences, vertical skateboarding was invented in other people's back gardens.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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