on the
road
Cops don't (care)
where you skate,
street or sidewalk,
because they're
PENNSYLVANIA
out there
trying to
arrest real
criminals
by Derek Rinaldi
Philadelphia skate
boarders are an in-
dependent sub-culture
bent on progression.
The City of Brotherly
Love has a healthy
contingent of older
skaters who have ridden
everything from major
contests to remote
pools, and a crop of
younger skaters who are
more than willing to
leave behind the daily
grind of Love Park and
experience the fun of
traveling. A fusion of
younger skaters respect
for the past and older
skaters' hope for the
future will keep skate-
boarding in Philly ener-
gized for years.
During the early eight-
ies, inspiration came
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Philadel
While most wait inside for their pizza
Rick Opola (top) sessions the blue-
Tandra In front of Allegro's Derek,
Rinaldi (letra on top of afrintside
nose pivot at the Afro-American
Musei Philly skaters call theme
but to the casual observer It looks like
Love Park Matt Reasons (spread) drifts
Cheloosed over Tamillar turf
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