Produced in early summer 2010, Catford, London

Havana

Name: Sid Abruzzi
Hometown: Newport, Rhode Island

“We had the small shack on the beach. We opened up in ’71 and at the time we sold surfboards. Skateboards really didn’t start happening till about ’73, ’74. We sold skateboards from clay wheels up.” 

Produced by Patricia Fung 2011.

[Shop Talk] Sid Abruzzi

Though its official name is JFK Plaza, the open space near Philadelphia’s City Hall is more commonly known as LOVE Park.  With its sleek granite benches, geometric raised planter beds, and long expanses of pavement, its success as a pedestrian plaza is debatable.  But it turned out to be perfect for skateboarding.  As skateboarding culture grew in the 1990s, LOVE Park became a Mecca of the skating world--even though skateboarding was officially banned there.  

Skateboarder and radio producer Andrew Norton takes us for a ride through the surprising history of LOVE Park, and pulls back the curtain on a decades-old battle over public space in Philadelphia and beyond.


99% Invisible-71- In and Out of LOVE

The Joy of 18
Recollections of what brought people joy when they were 18.
Composed in an Exquisite Corpse style. 
Produced by Sam, with music by Dan, for Ed and Resonance.

[Shop Talk] Sid Abruzzi

ramble n' roll

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