The rise and fall of vert skating in the '80s 5 Articles

by Joseph Mohr

Skateboarding was a huge phenomenon back in the late seventies and early eighties. During that era there were skateboard parks opening everywhere. A skateboard movie came out starring the pretty boy of the week at the time...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

A lot of people do not know it these days, but vert skating used to be in danger of disappearing entirely. I think by looking at the rise and fall of vert skating in the '80s we can learn a great deal about skate culture a...read more

by Elizabeth Deese

Even the phrase "the 80's" creates a funny, twisty little feeling in my stomach. So many memories...for me, those years were about watching boys skate vert. Always the cutest guys, the troublemakers, the devil-may-care, t...read more

by Tenebris

"The feeling of doing an air on vert is so rad compared to anything else I've ever done. I've ollied big sets of stairs and done some handrails but floating in the air on a piece of wood is an amazing feeling and that's wh...read more

by E.D. Cameron

Fueled by magazines, videos, and super stars like Tony Hawk vert skating rose to popularity in the early to mid 80s. Invention of the ollie in the 70s made it possible for vert skaters to achieve big air, and perform new ...read more