Faith Skate Supply

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Faith Skate Supply in October 2008

Faith Skate Supply is a retailer of skateboarding supplies and clothing in the Tillman-Levenson building at 1201 2nd Avenue North.

Peter Karvonen first opened the store in 1995 at the intersection of 24th Street South and Magnolia Avenue. It later moved to 2000 16th Avenue South, then to 2328 2nd Avenue North in the 2nd Row development before moving 10 blocks west to the ACME Building at 1305 2nd Avenue North in 2014.

Faith Skate Supply has a second location in Huntsville, and also stocked a department at Ore Mercantile.

Faith is also the headquarters of the A.Skate Foundation, which help children with autism participate in skateboarding.

References

  • "Faith finds a home." (July 31, 2008) Birmingham Weekly

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