| With the disappearance of local ramps, parks and shops (Comp closed around 1993), the Birmingham skaters turned elsewhere. That "elsewhere" was
downtown Birmingham. Skaters from surrounding areas would gather at the many parking decks, ledges, curbs and other spots on a regular basis. The center of the
scene then was Birmingham's Linn Park. During 1991-1995, Linn Park was the place to be! Every weekend was a big session there and the city allowed it for the most part.
1993 was probably the height of Linn Park's popularity. Around 1994-1995, as skateboarding continued to decline in popularity, crime in downtown Birmingham was on the rise,
and the city began to crack down on skating in Linn Park, the glory years of Linn Park were behind her. Soon no one skated there unless in passing, quick
hit-and-move sessions. The good old days for Linn Park were just that...old....but there were some great times there nonetheless! |
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Terry Jacks @ Linn Park 1991
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Ryan Ratliff flips the first of the 3 sets @ 1991
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Ryan Ratliff kickflips the main set @ 1991
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Typical session at Linn Park on a weekend @ 1993
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Linn Park Jam (art by Terry Jacks)
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Jam ramps set-up
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Terry Jacks ramp-to-ramp over trash can @ Linn Park Jam
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Line up for the stair sets at Linn Park
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Solomon and Griffin at the Park Jam
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Terry Jacks flipping
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Typical Linn Park crowd
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Peter ollies over obstacle ramp-to-ramp @ Park Jam
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Adam Young ollies a stair set
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Crew hanging out @ Summer 1993
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Mark Johnston frontside 180 ollie down Linn Park big set @ summer 1993
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Terry Jacks nose grinds the marble ledges around City Hall by Linn Park
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Ted impossibles off the curb cuts around Linn Park
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Sam Mosely nose bonks at Linn Park
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Sam one-foot ollie down the big steps at Linn Park
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John Holland flips off the main steps
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First Linn Park Jam (art by Terry Jacks)
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Scott LeMay ramp-to-ramp at Linn Park Jam
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Tidwell ollies the set-up at the Linn Park Jam
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