Skateboarding
Throwing Down at the Lost Bowl
It's a reckless backyard free-for-all at a homemade skatepark in Virginia. C'mon in.
Alex Sorgente at the Lost Bowl
© Taylor Galloway
Welcome to a DIY skatepark monstrosity in the backyard of a Richmond, Virginia, house that’s become known as the Lost Bowl. What was first just another post-recession empty pool to skate has morphed into a full-blown custom skatepark, as well as the venue for what turned out to be one hell of a party. An old-school skate jam, some food, some crushed beers, some blazing bonfires, a couple of concerned firemen and the combined talent of 20-plus invited pro skaters make for quite the event.
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They dubbed it a “non-test,” a no-rules shred session in the DIY backyard pool and park, and the entire Richmond skate community rallied around the event. Alex Sorgente showed up early and often, lacing some of the best lines of the day, but the winner’s trophy, based on no real criteria to begin with, went to Cody Chapman for his dialed skateboarding and also his legendary mustache. All in all, a pretty fun way to make $4,000, right there.
The event was made possible by Red Bull Spot Supply, which for the last few years has put resources into skate communities around the country to help them maintain the rogue DIY ethos that skateboarding is and always should be based on. This event here in 2015 was the first major celebration of the project’s lasting impact, and with the support of NHS Skateboards, it was a huge success for the skate community of Richmond to rally behind. Where to next?
