this place was the shit. not only did it have the best vert, mini and bowl, but also some of the best skateboarders of the time. they flocked to this factory above philly to fuel their addiction. the progression kept the best guys pushing the tricks. it was close enough to new york that all the shut crew would show up during bad weather. remember billy waldmen? how about bam margera? thomas morgan, dune, bill weiss, bucky laseck... the list of rippers who frequented this place is heavy. once i got a vehicle, i came here a lot to get in on the action
RIP sean miller and tom boyle. two of the greatest skateboarders
barker barrett was riding for shut around this time (1989). such a lip wizard
dark barker ollie tail grab
craig stout came down from easton to blow minds with lofty tricks on the mini like this frontside tuck
jay sigafoos with a huge indy, how did he do this?
it was amazing to watch jay skate this ramp, ask anyone who saw
jay blasting a stalefish. check my lehigh valley section for more of jays pop
smith grinding
it had been a long time since i've been to cheapskate when i went back 1998. i was lucky to catch a session with longtime rippers of the pa vert scene. the rest of these images are from that day, all shot by jerry and from 1.1998
darren mendito ripped everytime i saw him, over decades. the varial flip indy
the moose, backside air after they knocked the wall down and added a street course
check my ocean city section for frontside airs from darren
beautiful frontside ollie
indy poke
kickflip indy
lein
ollie like i wish i could
dan tag is always down for a frontal. heres one in the bowl
layback on the block
invert on the vert
standard operating procedure
for tag
all terrain tag lippin on the mini
unknown ripper w a solid backside blast
another angle of that, just not a wide angle
unknown invert
unknown frontside barge on the vert ramp
and in the bowl
and on the lip
unknown ollie in the bowl
unknown nosepick
cheapskates skatepark, 1988ish
you should be thankful im sharing this. sean miller and tom boyle on the vert ramp. jay and ken sigafoos, barker barrett, dan tag and jerry hahn on the mini. lots of great tricks get thrown down on the mini
all photos and video by jerry or friend and copyright negativeion.com