We'll be back soon with the final destination of our journey. Have you ever skated the streets of Oslo? What would you do in the face of a nation-wide skateboarding ban? □ Head to the #skate-city channel of our Discord server and let us know. Thanks for joining us for the second stop of the Skate City world tour. Oslo’s history has helped establish a passion and appreciation for the sport within the city that’s earned it a spot in the hearts of skaters- including members of the team from Agens (of the Skate City team), who call this city home. Ironically enough, the skater-friendly architecture of City Hall made it such a hot spot that we chose this as the opening location for the Oslo level. When the ban lifted in 1989, it inspired the rise of skate shops and parks all over Norway that quickly made up for lost time. While Norway experienced a drought of all things skateboarding during these years, the rest of the world pushed boundaries with their boards and continued to evolve the culture. While this exclusivity formed a tight-knit community among the Oslo skaters, those outside of the city created their own special bonds over self-made skate spots hidden from the eye of the law. In 1978, Norway declared that skateboarding would be illegal with the exception of one skatepark in Oslo which would require skaters to own a club pass to access. Who deserves more skate cred than a city that forged a culture despite facing an eleven-year skateboarding ban? Today we're visiting Oslo a city whose relationship to skateboarding was born out of gritty determination in the face of prohibition. You’ll also find Explore Gainesville’s new mobile visitor’s center, The Gateway, where you can get information about all the things happening in our wonderful city!Įxperience the public art scattered along the way and visit Gainesville’s recently installed Inclusive Playground, Dog Park, and Fitness Court.Welcome back to our world tour series, where we take you to some of street skating's most iconic spots and share why they inspired us for Skate City. The Best Trick Contest will take place at the Skate Park!! Carniceria Tapatia, Midland Ice Cream Social, and Parks and Rec’s Concessions will be set up in the parking lot. The Skate Park will feature music by “Let there be Rock, Ga” Music School. Take a break from rolling and play yard games (for adults and kids), and enjoy an art project with Celestial Studios, who will be live painting a huge canvas and hosting a painting project for kids who can paint little skateboards, skates, or bicycles. On the Midland Greenway near 682 Grove Street, Silverstar Productions’s DJ will set the atmosphere with fun music, along with food and drinks by the Inked Pig BBQ, King of Pops Ice Cream, and Drinks by Downtown Drafts. DATE TBD!īring your skate boards, roller skates, roller blades, bikes, scooters, strollers… if it rolls without a motor, roll on down for some fun! (Tricycles? Unicycles? We might have giveaways for groups with themed outfits, unique rides, and more!) We look forward to the people of Gainesville gathering outside together in the spring of 2024 to enjoy all the Greenway has to offer. Join us on the Midland Greenway for Skate the City! 2023 was our first year back after the inaugural event in 2019.
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