The Beachcomber: Skaters Call to Save Silvo Skate Park

Silverado “Silvo” Skate Park is a local sanctuary for many skaters. But this summer, it will need the support of city officials and community funding in order to save it from becoming an unusable skate park.

In West Long Beach’s only skate park, Silverado “Silvo” Skate Park, riders are kissed by the sweltering sun. They also share moments of stillness, spectating as their friends skate the wooden pyramid with a gaping hole in it. 

“We [skaters] honestly have to fix stuff ourselves, sometimes we even have to duct tape stuff,” said Silvo regular Christopher Montemayor, 24. “We even bring stuff there so that we can skate it.”

Whether or not life has Montemayor down, he skates Silvo with music rattling his insides: frontside feeble grind, bail and repeat. He also owns and runs Silvo’s Instagram account, @silveradoskatepark. Montemayor says that he wanted to create the opportunity to celebrate all skaters. But behind the celebrations, Silvo slowly falls apart.

Full article here.

https://beachcomber.news/content/skaters-call-save-silvo-skate-park

Please donate! All donations for the rest of 2021 will go to fund the redesign and rebuild of Silverado Skatepark.

http://asklongbeach.org/donate