56 THAN
BURLINGTON, VERMONT
RISING TO THE MEET SUN after a night of knocking back forty
ouncers and bombing hills, you realize it's Sunday and the parking,
garage is closed. You make some calls and plan to meet there.
around noon. You grab your skate off the wall and cruise into
town, hitting the usual daily run, including the dentist banks and
the newly cleaned S bank (probably the best bank to wall in town).
You head to Church Street and Uncommon Grounds where you
find a nice cup of coffee to start the day. Your routine begins.
Burlington, Vermont, owns some of the best raw street skaters
around. The hearts of the kids and the spots in town keep skate-
boarding in Burlington real. Now, we could talk about the police
harassment or the lack of understanding that the city has, but
these factors don't affect the intact scene. You see skateboarders
everywhere, not just kids with skateboards. Skateboarders-kids
who live for the pursuit of skateboarding. On any given day you
can cruise down Pearl Street and find a session at either the
ledges, the new spot or the post office. Burlington has the terrain.
The scene has done some circles-one day it's big and the
next it's not. But for a large portion of the kids, it will always be
there in their hearts everyday. Like many cities, there are legends,
and those legends deserve props regardless of what they're doing
GUY
BAILEY
DA
HOTE
now. Carey Stanton, Dave
Powers, Josh Brown Lee, Matt
Lawrence and Jay Rehbein all
go on the wall of fame. We've
seen our skateshop go from a
closet hole-in-the-wall to one
of the largest retail spaces in
the city. The skate scene is at
its greatest population right
now. The newer kids on the
block are quickly accepted
into the scene as the common
devotion between all is recog
nized. Today, skateboarding in
Burlington is pushed by the
likes of Jay Rehbein, Darren,
Seth Neary, Zach Conley and
many others. Attitudes are in
check. If you travel to Burling-
ton right now, you could be
sure to witness some big wall
rides, many downhills and
consistent large pop runs.
Burlington has an old soul,
and while the politicians
keep talking of a skatepark,
and the police keep handing
out tickets, the skateboarders
here are keeping skateboard-
ing for themselves.
-Herb George
Taking the quick way down the
stairs, Zach Conley (opposite)
demonstrates the caliber of skating
in Northern Vermont. When there
aren't any trannies available, Seth
Neary (above) proves you can still
ride vert. Burlington ambassador
of stoke Herb George (sequence)
shows what happens when you
park in his spot. Etan Indorf (left)
does the frontside tailslide thing.