Comments on: Column: Tony Hawk in Ann Arbor

By: todd phillips

todd phillips — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:48:25 +0000

i took all those photos AND WILL TAKE MORE AND SKATE THANKS TREVOR

By: Susan Contratto

Susan Contratto — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:56:39 +0000

I stand corrected. It was the vets half pipe

By: Miriam Meisler

Miriam Meisler — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:45:08 +0000

Congratulations to the people who worked so hard, for so long, to bring this facility to Ann Arbor and its young (and not-so-young) skateboarders.

By: wes

wes — Tue, 20 May 2014 01:16:10 +0000

Here is the correct link to the pictures of Vet's vert ramp. The link posted in no longer maintained. [link] I never heard of any skate facility built in the 70s around Ann Arbor. There were a few backyard half pipes (Torrey St ramp, Sloan Chin's and Fulmer ramp). Can you provide more detail?

By: HH

HH — Mon, 19 May 2014 20:51:33 +0000

If you look at the Vets park pictures from the Half Pipe that was originally there, Andy MacDonald is in some of those pictures. I remember when this ramp was build and a friend was in the Ann Arbor news because he helped build it. If I remember right, the ramp was built by volunteers.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Mon, 19 May 2014 16:19:43 +0000

Re: [2] vintage 1970s Local Chaos has a gallery photos from the skating scene over the years in Ann Arbor. Some of the links are busted but the facility Susan mentions might be there somewhere. I'm also told that Andy MacDonald is in some of those photos, but I wasn't able to pick him out.

By: Susan Contratto

Susan Contratto — Mon, 19 May 2014 13:58:25 +0000

There was a small skate facility in the 70s for which Parks and Recreation under Ron Olsen won an award. Congrats on this endeavor!

By: Larry Works

Larry Works — Mon, 19 May 2014 13:37:58 +0000

My son has been working on and off on this effort for years. He’s 15 now and still skating. This is nut! Fantastic news. Going to be a great day for everyone!