Thrasher Magazine

Though “The Ribbon” was a doomed project for city government, the stretch of concrete blocks along the Embarcadero further cemented San Francisco’s mecca status in the ’90s and beyond.

It’s not just what they did, but where they did it, and what they named it. Hubba Hideout cemented the importance of location more than any other spot. In episode 2, Ted shifts from EMB to the most famous ledge in the history of skateboarding.

There’s more to the spot than meets the eye. Follow Ted Barrow into the world where skateboarding, architecture and the concrete jungle collide to spark the magic of modern street skateboarding. We start at EMB.

He's got an incredible switch backside game, a quiver of refined curb moves and now his own Venture truck.

Bobby, Touz and the team get new trucks along with some insightful words on art from Ted Barrow in Venture’s spring drop. The more you know…

Feedback Ted and his fellow low-impact ledge lords do a lot with a little on their crusty Upper West Side monument. This is curb culture at its classiest.

A Hall of Fame lineup with a healthy dosage of legendary scenes from the silver screen. Ain’t nothing like good times with the crew...