Skateboarding: Not Just A Hobby, A Lifestyle Skateboarding is a powerful sport, however it is not a crime. All too often skateboarders are looked at as ‘punks’ and ‘vandals.’ Skateboarding has been around since the early 1950’s and has thrived throughout the strenuous ups and downs of the mainstream industry. It’s popularity rose with surfers due to the fact that it was something they could do when the conditions in the water weren’t …showed first 75 words of 1552 total…

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