The “Ramp Ranch” began as a quarter-pipe in 1978 in Debbie McAdoo’s driveway, near Atlanta, Georgia. McAdoo wrote an article about its evolution and demise in the October 1981 issue of Thrasher. The photos accompanying the article were taken by Mike Folmer.
Photo c/o Chuck Holts (Georgia Spillway, 1979).
The local crew called themselves the Rancheros with McAdoo being the lone “sister” in the group. The ramp expanded over time to 32 feet in width, with a death box, vertical, coping and 4-foot-wide canyon. McAdoo noted that there were some great parties there, and that there was more to come…
Here’s some great footage and backstory of the Ramp Ranch (aka RxR) from the 2015 documentary “Lost in Translation” although I was disappointed that Debbie wasn’t acknowledged…
Here’s a photo of Debbie, forwarded via Instagram most likely of her skating at a park in Florida… source and photographer are unknown but possibly Jay Lanier or Mike Lander?
Would love to know more about Debbie’s story!
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