Day of the Dead Shred 2023

💀 Día de Los Muertos 💀 🔥 Day of the Dead Shred 🔥 🛹 Channel Street Skatepark 🛹

🎤 Live Music 🎤 @killerdreamerofficial @clownsounds @laschicasdelbombon @slaughterhouse.la .

🎨 Live Screenprinting by @calimucho_sanpedro .

💧Water provided by @liquiddeath . . . .

Thank you to all our sponsors 🙏 @vansskate @marshallamps @stanceofficial @dickiesskate @thrashermag @antihero18 @acetrucks @blacklabelskates @dlxsf @calimucho_sanpedro @transitions_sk8 @tiopanchoshaberdashery @scumskates @dogtownskate @millerbutler_sp @krishallsurfboards @stoneagefarmacy @prophouseplants @subterraneanhair @distritocoffee @shoveittacos @holoyoga @girlskateboards @flipskateboards @urbanfeet @uma @transportationunit @sanpedrosoapworks @chopperdave @dream_evil_pictures @spank.etc @aptskateshop @ourtrees_ @concretelawfilm . . Special thanks to @nwsanpedro for sponsoring our murals and for supporting local artist 🎨 . . Thank you to @haole_so_lazy_eye43 @cara_duke and Ben, Ambar, and our EMT Rob, Glenn the sound guy, and everyone that puts in the hard work and comes to skate 💪 🛹

Mural Project (2022)

San Pedro local Frankie (@biganti_26) tackled with massive exterior wall on the outside of Channel Street Skatepark…He transformed an "ugly eye sore” of a wall and turned into a beautiful piece of art work that highlights the location of Channel Street Skatepark.

This piece has made a huge visual difference to the residents of Pedro, being a high visibility drive-by location. This is just the beginning of our ongoing “Beautification Initiative” …Here’s a mini-reel highlighting his piece. THANK YOU Frankie! Go follow his page and check out his other amazing work!! . . Music by kwon . . A quick shoutout also to the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council for helping us get this beautification initiative going 🙌 #communitymatters

Mural Project (2022)

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: A few months back, Jaymeer transformed one of the Channel Street Skatepark pillars into a beautiful piece of art work. This piece has made a huge difference and visual impact in beautifying the park and is just the beginning of our ongoing “Beautification Initiative” Here’s a mini-reel highlighting his piece.

THANK YOU Jaymeer. Go follow his page and check out his other amazing work!! @jaymeericle . . Music by Zorched Realm . . A quick shoutout also to the NW San Pedro Neighborhood Council for helping us get this beautification initiative going 🙌 #communitymatters . . . #jaymeer #skatearmy #skatediy

☠️ BACK FROM THE DEAD ☠️

Channel Street Skatepark is officially BACK FROM THE DEAD ☠️

“San Pedro's Channel Street roars back to life with heavy hits and killer riffs. Watch Russell, Pabich, Lilley, Borden and hella more bust big and get broke. Big thanks to Dickies, Vans and the SPSA crew. Get fired up and build your own!” - THRASHER MAGAZINE

(WATCH OFFICIAL THRASHER VIDEO BELOW & FULL ARTICLE/PHOTOS HERE

https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/burnout/back-from-the-dead/

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Grand Reopening Ceremony

IT’S BEEN SEVEN YEARS SINCE THE PARK HAD TO CLOSE FOR FREEWAY REPAIRS but the city of Los Angeles has finally given the land to the San Pedro Skatepark Association once and for all. That means this landmark DIY is officially a full-fledged skatepark! Andy Harris and the crew have put in decades making Channel Street what it is today, so to celebrate the park’s new legal status, Andy, Ronnie, Robbie and more came to cut the ribbon and break in the newly-liberated bridge park. —Ben Karpinski

(READ FULL ARTICLE ON THRASHER MAGAZINE)

EARTH DAY EVENT

The Earth Day event downtown San Pedro last Friday was a blast!! Led by Calimucho Screen Printing company, the community gathered in support of the Channel Street Skatepark fundraiser, and also brought in a ton of old clothes to be recycled! Watch the short documentary below..

$2,010 total was raised for Channel St Skatepark

SHOUT OUT TO OUR SPONSORS...

A huge thanks to all of our sponsors who helped to make the Earth Day Event happen. We are very grateful for your contribution to the raffle and all your support.  

@vansskate@keenramps@cahootsevents@millerbutlerpasta@fybraa@allmadeapparel@thrashermag@bigfootmagazine@acetrucks@meowskateboards@anti_hero_skateboards@moxirollerskates@686@liquiddeath@dickiesskate@spitfirewheels@donwapohotsauce@ourtrees_@obeyclothing@spirainc@nina1120@mecolodiacs@clownsounds

We Got The Keys Back!!!

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Councilmember Joe Buscaino handed off the keys to The San Pedro Skatepark Association! What this means is we are now official tenants of Channel Street Skatepark. The lease between the city of LA and SPSA has been signed for 20 years with options for renewal, and our construction permits are a go!

The next steps in order to reopen, we need to fix, repair, and rebuild what has been demolished.

We are keeping the fences up and the barriers in the bowls for now. This will allow us to make repairs in a timely manner without additional delay.

What you can do to help! Stand by… subscribe to concretelawfilm.com and be the first to know about future updates and the progress of the film.

Thank you for all your support,

SPSA

Photography by Jake Kirby

Official Update: August 2021

A huge shoutout to everyone who has been showing up for the cleanups for the last (nearly) 7 years. It’s been a long run and we are getting close to a reopening!

We officially have construction insurance which allows us to get back in there are start repairs and rebuilding, but we have to sign the lease first. The city has finally offered us a lease agreement, but it’s a little problematic, so we are working on getting it to a point where we can sign this. Council District 15 has been very helpful in navigating us through all the red tape.

Enjoy these videos below of the shed demo, the clean-up last Saturday, and an update, by April Jones/Concrete Law Film

Thank you for all your patience and resilience. We got this.

City Council Approved!

2/4/21

City Council District 15 approved the land swap and Channel Street is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Port of Los Angeles. It is owned by the General Services Department. The next step is to come to terms on a leasing agreement with them for the property.

City Hall Approves Property Transfer

1/28/21

City Hall addresses the motion to transfer the property from the Port of LA to the General Services Department today. They approved and passed it on to City Council District 15 for final approval.