Grindline Skateparks
| Industry | Architecture |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founders | Mark Hubbard Dave Palmer |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Skateparks design |
Number of employees | 32 |
| Website | grindline |
Grindline Skateparks is an American company that designs and builds skateboard parks.[1][2] It has designed and built over 400 skateparks worldwide,[3] including the largest skatepark in America, Spring Park Texas.[4]
History
[edit]Mark Hubbard was working as a pool-building contractor. He helped with the construction of the Burnside Skatepark in Portland. Living in Seattle, he started to turn his friends' pools into half-pipes, and eventually created Grindline Skateparks[2] with cofounder Dave Palmer.[3] Grindline Skateparks was incorporated in 2002 by Mark Hubbard,[2] who managed the company until his death on 8 June 2018.[5][1]
In August 2014, Grindline Skateparks inaugurated the Spring Skatepark in Greenspoint, Texas, one of the world's largest skateparks.[4]
In 2018, Grindline completely remodeled the Humboldt Avenue Skatepark in Chico.[6] Tony Hawk shared his plan to copy the new Chico bowl at the Wilmington Skatepark he is developing.[7]
Description
[edit]Grindline Skateparks is specialized in building free-form shaped deep pools. Its creation process includes co-designing the skate parks with the local skaters.[2] The company is based in Seattle.[8]
The company has 32 employees (2018).[3]
Skateparks built
[edit]| Photo | Name | Location | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Stamnes Memorial Skate Park[2] | Orcas Island | |||
| Rotary Skate Park[2] | Brainbridge Island | Size: 14,000 square feet | ||
| Spring Skatepark[4] | Greenspoint | Size: 78,000 square feet | ||
|
Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark[4] | Houston | ||
| Pitcher Park Memorial Skate Park[9] | Pittsburgh | 2013 | Size: 17,000 square feet Budget: $600,000 (co-financed by the Tony Hawk Foundation) | |
| Ogden Skatepark[10] | Ogden | 2017 | Budget: $543,000 (co-financed by the Tony Hawk Foundation) | |
| Union Gap Skatepark[11] | Union Gap | Budget: $192,000 | ||
| Kiwanis Skatepark[11] | Lakewood | Size: 12,000 square feet | ||
| Prosser Skatepark[11] | Prosser | Size: 3,600 square feet | ||
| Kapa‘a Skatepark[12] | Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i, Hawaii‘i | 2020 | Size: 6,000 square feet Budget: $250,00 | |
| Riverside Park Skatepark[13][14] | Detroit | 2021 | Size: 15,000 square feet Budget: $800,000 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b TEGNA. "Grindline Skateparks is bringing a skatepark to your community".
- ^ a b c d e f Justin Hocking (2005). "Gridline". Dream Builders: The World's Best Skate Park Creators. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 15–20. ISBN 978-1-4042-0338-9.
- ^ a b c Derek Hall (5 August 2018). "Seattle skatepark visionary is mourned, but his company rolls on". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Largest skatepark in North America opens in Greenspoint".
- ^ "UPDATE: Mark Hubbard, founder of Grindline Skateparks has died". Westsideseattle.com. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Chico skatepark getting another feature". Chicoer.com. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Sharon Martin (1 March 2018). "Tony Hawk plans to duplicate Chico bowl at North Carolina skate park". Chicoer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Boon, Jacob. "Skate park too extreme for Dartmouth?".
- ^ David Templeton (26 August 2014). "Carnegie skateboard park honors the lives of drowned men". .post-gazette.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ WECT Staff. "Ogden Skatepark set to open Saturday".
- ^ a b c Faulk, Mike. "Union Gap skate park estimated at $192K, donation drive continues".
- ^ Shinno, Stephanie (2020-12-16). "Skate park renovations expected done next week". The Garden Island. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Jay Kozlarz (21 June 2019). "Celebrate the grand opening of Riverside Park's new skatepark". Detroit.curbed.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "$800,000 skateboard park opens in southwest Detroit". 22 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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