I know that this is kind of last minute, but I had to at least say something. A lot of people have been asking me recently how I feel about the Bro Bowl potentially being torn down. Well, personally I love the Bro Bowl. I have 23 + years of memories from the Bro Bowl. Some of those memories are really good memories…some of them, well, not so good. That being said, if the trade-off is the park that you see represented in the drawings below…tell me when and where and I will be there with a sledgehammer to help with the demolition.
The new park is slated to be 3 times the square footage of the existing Bro Bowl and would be just a few hundred yards away at the north end of Perry Harvey Sr. Park. Included in the preliminary design is a modernized snake-run and bowl replication of the current bowl, street-course, shade/ shelters, BBQ grills, legit parking, Free, No Pads, Lights, Open 24 hours, and even the original moguls as a monument with a historical placard. Oh, and of course, Team Pain Skateparks will be doing the Design/ Build. Sounds good to me.
There is a meeting tomorrow morning at 9 am at Old City Hall in downtown Tampa to decide whether the Bro Bowl is worthy of a historical designation. If a historical designation is granted, the Bro Bowl can’t be touched and will remain…which means no new park. If you can make it please attend the meeting tomorrow morning and voice your opinion. Old City Hall is located at 315 E. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa. The meeting is on the 3rd floor. – Nicks
Some of the Lakai team was in Tampa Bay recently hosting the Spring Roll All Ages Contest at SPoT. While they were here Stevie Perez, Sebo Walker, and Miles Silva did a ton of skating. Unfortunately Guy Mariano was injured so he didn’t get to skate. With the SPoT Life crew as their tour guides they skated the new Lakeland park, downtown Tampa, Bradenton Riverwalk park, the Fun City Go-Kart Track D.I.Y. spot, and ended their weekend at the Bro Bowl. Check it.
Andrew Reynolds came to town for the Grand Opening Celebration of the new park in his hometown of Lakeland, FL. A lot of local shredders got clips in this one. Enjoy.
Got a few shots here from Team Pain Skateparks newest concrete wonderland in Lakeland, FL. The Grand Opening Celebration was this past Saturday…and it was epic. Keep your eyes peeled for the rest of the photos from Lakeland later this week on http://www.teampain.com.
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Anthony Furlong, Tailgrab over the hip.
Jake “Poptart” Welch, Sweeper in the Snakerun.
Chris Blake, Backside Tailslide.
Tyler Coffman, Backside Nosegrind through the corner in the deep-end of the big bowl.
Grand Opening Celebration Bird’s Eye View. Nick Wallace, Frontside Stalefish through the corner in the deep-end of the big bowl.
Team Pain Skateparks newest park in Lakeland, FL is officially done and ready for shredding starting at the Grand Opening Celebration this Saturday, May 18th. Check out this First Tubeedit of the crew breaking it in.
LakelandQuality Control #2 edit from Team Pain Skateparks featuring: Dalton Dern , Kanaan Dern, Jake Welch, Drew Fall, Josue Sanchez, Keith Gibb, Anthony Furlong, Drew Hoffman, Joe Storm, and Nick Murphy. The park opens to the public on Saturday, May 18th. Check the “Upcoming Events” page for all of the details.
The Team Pain Skateparks Concrete Crew put in some “Quality Control” work recently at their latest project in Lakeland, FL. I can’t even begin to describe how amazing this park is…you’ll just have to come to the Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, May 18th. Check out more photos of the park here. -Nicks
Pedro Delfino and crew came up from Miami on Saturday for the Spring Roll All Ages Contest at SPoT. On Sunday morning, I caught up with them at Bradenton Riverwalk Skatepark as they were en route back to Miami for a quick session and some photos. – Nicks.
Team Pain Skateparks latest masterpiece in Lakeland, FL is still currently under construction, but the “Quality Control” crew was there recently putting the park to the test. There is a “Grand Opening” celebration slated for Saturday, May 18th. Stay tuned for all of the details!
MIA Skateshop Skates Bradenton Riverwalk Skatepark features: Danny Fuenzalida, Rene Perez, Rafael Lynch, Deion’dre De Veaux, John Baragwanath, Lazaro Reyes, and a guest appearance by TJ Sparks.
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