Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (left), VSA's Director Geri Lewis, L.A. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl and skateboarding legend Jesse Martinez cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Venice Beach Skate Park.
(Photo by Luiz Calado)
Today, Saturday, October 3, 2009, is definitely a remarkable day for Los Angeles.
The opening of the Venice Beach Skate Park finally took place and, with the sanctioning of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, it cannot be any more official.
The ribbon is cut - time to skate! (Photo: Luiz Calado)
It has been a long journey for locals Jesse Martinez, Geri Lewis, Lance LeMond, Steve Mayorga and the rest of the members of the Venice Surf and Skateboarding Association (VSA) but they definitely deserve all the props for what was accomplished.
Once the ribbon was cut, the session went wild, with new and old school skaters dropping into the bowl in a memorable session: Christian Hosoi, Ben Harada, Eric “Tuma” Britton, Pat Ngoho, Eddie Reategui…
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