Tag: Anaheim
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Janet Church
Janet Church (Atkins) from Anaheim, CA was documented by her little brother, Dave Church (RIP), who was also an active skateboarder, carving the Fish Bowl in 1977, which is such a stylish and iconic photo. Janet was sponsored by Hobie at the time, rocking her Vans shoes and Hang-Ten socks, and I would love to…
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Valerie Perez
On December 4th, 1964 the first National Skateboard Championships at the Santa Monica Park was hosted, with 84 participants, including Valerie Perez. While Pat McGee was the celebrated winner there’s rumour that Valerie was actually the first girl to ever do a hand stand via the Hobie Skateboard Team Facebook page stated by Chelsea Hall,…
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