Duuuude ! That's awesome. I started skating in the 1970's as a kid in SoCal, BMX too. I was a total surf-skate punk in High School. Class of 1987. Brings back great memories ! Congrats man. I had flashback nostalgia seeing some of those signs, logos, and stickers ! I had a lot myself, or I remember seeing them. Thanks for the peek. I feel stoked now. Unfortunately I'm 54 and not 17 anymore though, lol . Oh man, great memories, great times. My favorite is that big Santa Cruz logo, I still miss my Santa Cruz board; I think I had it when I was 14 in 1983 ( ? ).
Oh,...my,...GOD!!!!! I started skating in the late 80s. You one-hundred-percent nailed it! I am joyed to see the Walker Banner. I have the same exact Vision Psycho Stick and Ray Barbee hanging on my office wall. Also, the Shred Shed was the only shop in Durango Colorado for a number of years. You brought such a smile to my face. This is amazing!!!!
that brought me a HUGE FLASHback of when i was young and drove to Montreal to "footloose" to buy my 1st real skateboard !!! 36 years ago lol !!! the decor reminded me of it. thanks for the memories
Good times!💙💛❤Looks more professional than the "shops" I had growing up. New Jersey, 1988 there were two spots to by skateboards near me, both were like speakeasys. One was an autoparts store, which had a counter like yours. The other was a Liquor Store/Video Rental. They had a small selection in the back.😄
Yeah, it's funny how some comments are comparing 90s skate shops to this. They definitely weren't the same, but I guess when you're a kid, it all seems overwhelming - but like you said, most 80s shops were barely 'shops'! That is unless they were part of some cheap bike shop, or some shit like that?!
This is sweet bro!!!! Living in small town NZ back in the day, we had no easy access to skate gear and the like(and no money either). I spent so many reading skate magazines and loving the graphics on the decks.. You’ve nailed it mate! Thanks for sharing!
Standard basement, man, that was one hell of a basement. From the vibe of the shop you were going for, def. a late 80s, Santa Monica/Venice/SD bright colorways of the West Coast. For me, started skating in '89 and heavy in the early 90s in NYC - the shops were def. urbanized with Shut, then 101, Blind, Life, Earth and others where street style took over the beach vibe. Maybe one day, I earn enough money to build something of a NYC skate shop next to a corner bodega with graffities and stickers. One can dream.
This brings back a lot of memories for me. I was at the peak of my skateboarding years between 1987-1990. What a great time. And that is exactly what I remember the skate shops and BMX shops in my area looking like. Nice touch with the Misfits posters and the decor as well. Truly incredible basement space. Well done.
"Well, I got me an office, gold records on the wall." - Joe Walsh Love that you have the Ban This tribute deck in your collection. I've got a few Jason Jessee Sun God tribute decks, along with an original, and Kevin Staab Mad Scientist and Pirate tributes to go with an original Witch and Genie. Some decks are getting crazy in price and a Jeff Grosso Toybox is going for at least double what I paid for mine a few years ago, so I picked up a tribute to build up. I collect decks from skaters that I looked up to when I was a kid, mostly Powell Peralta and Santa Cruz, so your set up is super rad.
Awesome job. Def has those 80s skateshop feels. I remember the first one I walked into. They had all the boards on the roof graphic facing downwards. Spent a couple of hours with my head facing the roof. My neck was sore the night. Ended up convincing mum to buy a psycho stick as my first board for christmas. 😎
Dude this takes me back to the late 80's early 90's. Gives me flashbacks to my hometown skate/bike shop that has since closed years and years ago. Awesome collection. Thanks for sharing.
F'n nice my man! Looks like you grew up on the east coast, I see some Walker stuff, Toxic out of OC, MD, etc. These were the best times! When I used to visit family in Elizabeth City, NC (where there was NO skate scene, I thought), I met a guy while skating and we went over to his house cuz he said he had some boards for sale. We go in his room, he opens an armoire and there's a mini-shop inside. Maybe 10-15 boards, some wheels/trucks, T's, stickers, everything!!! I'm almost as jealous of your set-up than I was of his! Except you have bikes AND drums, etc! I was more into BMX/street, but I did own a crappy DYNO and regret having my Hutch stolen!
Old school to me is Cadillac, Road Rider and then Oj wheels, X-Caliber and then Tracker, Chicago, Gull wing Trucks , Rad Pad risers, G&S , Logan Earth Ski, Sims, Bahne, skateboards...Lol... Most skateboards back in the day were sold at bike shops...I didn't see a real skate shop until like 1977 at our local skate park...and yeah, it was something special going in to one for the first time...Magical,...and relatively speaking the skateboards and stuff were way more expensive...It was a major investment getting a skateboard back in those days.
🙌 Life goals! Thanks for taking the time to share this! I love how you have it hidden behind the curtain, adds to the sense of going through a portal to your blast from the past. So awesome 👏
Gawd that is fuckin cool!! I remember going to skateshops back then with my brothers. hangin out getting parts and meeting other skaters. I was the little grom sister that would get a free sticker or got to watch any 411 skate vid I wanted at a few shops. So many memories. Skate Life Forever 🤘🏽 This is incredibly awesome 🖤
Bro, you're just like me. I also do BMX flatland and skated back in the 80s. How could I not if Freestylin magazine always featured skateboarding. lol This is an awesome basement man. Keep up the awesome work!!
“I’ll take the red Powell with the skull and snake…ey dude, don’t forget my rails. Oh and I’ll grab a set of the Independents and those Hosoi wheels up the back.”
Rad as, you've captured the vibe for sure. Will always remember walking into a skate shop for the first time in 1987 and being blown away. I loved the colourful Gators and Gonz's.
That is killer! I went to one of those Bones Brigade demos on the ‘89 Tour too, remember seeing the patch in the booklet but never got one. (Still have the booklet though.) You’re also the only other person beside me that I’ve ever seen with one of those Body Glove neoprene bracelets. Still have that as well.
That is super dope homie! I'm 51 and have been skating for 46 years... I have an insane collection like you... I've been thinking about doing something like that and now that I see your bad azz setup, I'm going to bite off your idea! Niiiice job!
Did you really even put skim boards in the corner?! Yes!!! Don’t sweat the reissues, they’re quality. OMG the Misfits posters, the bikes!!! YO, this is insane!!!
Oh man the nostalgia I felt when you first showed the Shred Shed was awesome. Dude, if you were in my area and we were around each other but not exactly 'friends', mostly because I can be difficult at times, and then I saw that you had this shop😲 I would forced my friendship upon you😆 So rad
Great job, takes me back to 88, the board shapes and graphics just captured the imagination a lot more as a kid. You need some VHS tapes on display too!
