FDR Skatepark - Philadelphia, PA
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N 39° 53.944 W 075° 10.775
18S E 484648 N 4416570
A skatepark under an expressway.
Waymark Code: WM5QNT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2009
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South Philly's FDR Park is a concrete, skateboard paradise, designed and built by skateboard enthusiasts. With features like the “Dome,” a four-foot wall of concrete that climbs up into a burly overhang; the “bunker,” a 60-foot long, 11-foot vertical brick coping that grinds real nice and keeps the place private from the road, this park is a serious challenge for skaters of all skill levels, all the way up to pro.
The park is situated right under the I-95 highway overpass, right off Broad Street, so it’s protected from rain and snow. It’s also accessible from the Pattison Avenue stop of the Broad Street subway line.
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FDR Skate Park was born as a result of the City's desire to eliminate skateboarding in LOVE Park near City Hall.
Faced with outrage from skakeboarders, the City set aside 16,000 square feet beneath I-95 in South Philadelphia for a new skateboarding park.
Unsatisfied by the City's own constuction, skateboarders jumped in and improved the City's design to include a much more challenging venue with better bowls, hips, ramps and attitude. There have been many ups and downs but the skate park has established itself as one of the best in the USA. As proof of this, in July of 2005, the park hosted the skateboarding finals in the 2005 Gravity Games.