Skate City revisited for art project

I revisited the old Skate City site yesterday. 

Took some B+W and digital photographs.

 ....had a look around the back; 

....and back on the streets

 The Melbourne Hotel also to get the refurbish makeover treatment 

Some B+W prints published soon

Related scraps...

A clip with fooatge and music of Battletruk

My brother Jon and our friend Rory

 when I introduced them to McCallum Park skateboard bowl

this bowl reminded me of the one portrayed in the S.T art by Lance Mountain

Here's some ST art I did a few years ago

Eras apart

photo Mike Rule

The QV1 Building looms over the W.D. & H.O. Wills Building at the corner of Murray and Milligan Streets. "Skate City" was the former W.D. & H.O. Wills warehouse. It was built in 1927.

For some history other than skateboarding this article is gold;

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-12/w.d.-26-h.o.-wills-warehouse/5443256

These videos predate my youtube membership; originally uploaded on Webshots

The Metamorphous of Skate City

(from mean to clean)

Are these Memories of Tomorrow?

Suicidal Tendencies 2007

Skate City Roller Skating, corner of Murray and Milligan Streets, Perth, November 1982

Morgan Campbell brought this to peoples attention in the hope of more pictures.

Sharing what I could is what prompted this blog.

For a while in 1986-7 I used to make a trip to the still running Skate City. Memories of skateboard hire decks better than what I was riding and rollerskating on the top floor. I could think of no better place for a half pipe than in the back carpark they closed before anything happened.

© State Library of Western Australia

Last days of the un-renovated Skate City

I may not have my original pictures from this era still.

In 2007 I sent these pics to Tony Edward at WABowlscum; so still have the attachments.

The resolution on these are a bit better than the ones currently available at his site.

Through the tunnel again (April ‎‎2005)