California

California is a state on the western coast of the United States. Its climate, cities, and youth culture helped shape modern skateboarding.

Surfing: Surfing is the sport of riding ocean waves on a board. Surfers in California adapted wave-riding movements to pavement, helping inspire skateboarding.
Tony Alva: Tony Alva is an American skateboarder associated with the Z-Boys and the development of vertical skateboarding. He helped bring Dogtown’s aggressive style to a wider audience.
Skatepark: A skatepark is a facility designed for skateboarding and often other wheeled sports. California skateparks provided purpose-built terrain as skateboarding spread beyond streets and pools.
Skateboarding culture: Skateboarding culture encompasses the styles, communities, media, and values associated with skateboarding. California scenes contributed influential styles and traditions to this wider culture.
Skateboarding: Skateboarding is the activity of riding and performing maneuvers on a wheeled board. California became a central setting for skateboarding’s growth and cultural development.
Stacy Peralta: Stacy Peralta is an American skateboarder, filmmaker, and entrepreneur who was part of the Z-Boys. His skating and later filmmaking documented California’s formative skateboarding culture.
Vertical skateboarding: Vertical skateboarding uses steep ramps or curved surfaces to perform aerial maneuvers. California’s pool-skating innovations helped lead to purpose-built vertical ramps.
Skate punk: Skate punk is a punk-rock style associated with skateboarding communities and youth culture. California bands and skate scenes helped make this music closely associated with skateboarding.
Z-Boys: The Z-Boys were a group of young skateboarders from Dogtown in the Los Angeles area during the 1970s. Their surf-influenced style helped establish California as a center of modern skateboarding.
Jay Adams: Jay Adams was an American skateboarder and a member of the Z-Boys known for an expressive, surf-influenced style. His improvisational approach embodied the Dogtown scene’s distinctive skateboarding aesthetic.

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