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Take a tour of The Berrics with Joey Brezinski’s Official Skatepark Review
Joey Brezinski’s whistle-stop tour of the Los Angeles skatepark scene concludes with an invitation to the spot that changed everything: The Berrics.
The Berrics has revolutionised the concept of what a skatepark could be and do. For 12 years and at two locations it's become the indoor proving ground for skaters from around the world and a favoured hangout in Los Angeles.
Nathan Ko and Donovan Strain
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Ledge testing
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Paul Hart - Back Tail
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Creating a Euro Gap
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Los Angeles has been familiar with street skating since the mid-1980s and the authorities there quickly became savvy about taking steps to eradicate skateboarding spots from the urban landscape. New spots were often so rare that they would be blown out as soon as their whereabouts became known within skate circles.
The skateboarding industry has certainly benefited from The Berrics skatepark, but what was revolutionary about The Berrics was the foresight to use the space as a content hub as well.
The Berrics is also the first indoor park featured in this season’s series of Skatepark Review, and as Joey and his posse discover, it has so many features – from brick banks to jersey barriers as well as the huge sections which you might recognise from any number of Bangin’ or Battle Commanders over the years.
From parking-lot curbs to mobile Euro- gaps, Donovan Strain shows us around as Sewa Kroetkov and Paul Hart swing by to throw down some hammers on the hallowed terrain.
With a custom-built skatepark of course Joey’s ratings will be high, but can The Berrics record Joey’s first-ever clean sweep on the end-of-show ratings breakdown?
Click the player above to find out as Joey Brezinski’s Official Skatepark Review takes on The Berrics!
