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'''Wheel-A-Wave Skatepark''' was a skate park that opened in December [[1977]] in [[ | [[Image:Wheel-a-wave logo.png|right]] | ||
'''Wheel-A-Wave Skatepark''' was a skate park that opened in December [[1977]] on [[West Valley Avenue]] in [[Homewood]]. According to [[Dale Torok]] it was, at the time, the second-largest in the United States. | |||
In addition to various concrete basins and mounds, the park had a concession booth and pinball machines. Helmets and pads were mandatory for skaters, who paid an admission fee to skate. | |||
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==References== | |||
* Short, Dale (December 1978) "The Concrete Skimmers". ''Birmingham'' magazine. Vol. 18, No. 12, pp. 62-3 | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.skatealabama.com/coppermine/index.php?cat=8 photos] from Wheel-A-Wave | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Former skate parks]] | ||
[[Category:Homewood businesses]] | |||
[[Category:West Valley Avenue]] | |||
[[Category:1977 establishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:43, 17 January 2020
Wheel-A-Wave Skatepark was a skate park that opened in December 1977 on West Valley Avenue in Homewood. According to Dale Torok it was, at the time, the second-largest in the United States.
In addition to various concrete basins and mounds, the park had a concession booth and pinball machines. Helmets and pads were mandatory for skaters, who paid an admission fee to skate.
References
- Short, Dale (December 1978) "The Concrete Skimmers". Birmingham magazine. Vol. 18, No. 12, pp. 62-3
External links
- photos from Wheel-A-Wave