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  • 1/03/2025

    This Old Ledge: USC Blocks

    This Old Ledge: USC Blocks
    Once upon a time these ledges on the edge of USC’s campus were among the most famous, heavily sessioned blocks in the world. Though skate-stopped, their story lives on in a new form. Let Ted explain...
  • 12/27/2024

    This Old Ledge: Arco Rails

    This Old Ledge: Arco Rails
    Downtown LA’s preeminent towers have presided over countless iconic sessions. Ted gives the scoop on the gilded grounds of ARCO from Video Days to 2024.
  • 12/20/2024

    This Old Ledge: Los Angeles Mall

    This Old Ledge: Los Angeles Mall
    For most, the LA Mall is an uninviting Downtown fortress, but skaters have been flocking there since the '80s. Walk the grounds with Ted Barrow as he traces the bricks' history from early Guy to modern Greco.
  • 12/13/2024

    This Old Ledge: DWP Los Angeles

    This Old Ledge: DWP Los Angeles
    The most ideal benches in the world? Ted Barrow makes a strong case they're at LA's Department of Water and Power. Get the scoop, backed by iconic clips of MJ, Carroll, Spanky, Shane and more.
  • 9/09/2024

    This Old Ledge: Wallenberg

    This Old Ledge: Wallenberg
    Departing from The City’s downtown plazas, Ted Barrow marches uphill to the haunted terraces of San Francisco's most famous schoolyard.
  • 3/27/2024

    This Old Ledge: Grant's Tomb

    This Old Ledge: Grant's Tomb
    Who’s buried at Grant’s Tomb? Not just a former president and his wife (and dog). A more recent and gnarly history lives at this Upper West Side spot, highlighted by Ted Barrow and the rippers who tested the beveled blocks at this exalted NYC staple.
  • 3/20/2024

    This Old Ledge: Pyramid Ledges

    This Old Ledge: Pyramid Ledges
    Some surfaces and settings are seemingly built for skateboarding, inspiring decades of innovation. In our third NYC installment, Ted details the appeal and surprising history of the Pyramid Ledges.
  • 3/13/2024

    This Old Ledge: New York Courthouse

    This Old Ledge: New York Courthouse
    New York City is a treasure trove of Epic Spots and rich layers of history. Ted Barrow takes us through three blocks that boast some of the best terrain in the world. Monumental spots make great skateboarding.
  • 3/06/2024

    This Old Ledge: Brooklyn Banks

    This Old Ledge: Brooklyn Banks
    Few plazas loom as large as The Banks. From the Bones Brigade to Harold Hunter, the sessions that sparked these clips are seared into our minds. Ted Barrow's back to highlight its significance.
  • 8/02/2023

    This Old Ledge: Pier 7

    This Old Ledge: Pier 7
    For over 25 years, Pier 7 has been at the center of technical skating. It’s not just where you are, but who you’re with and how you roll. That code of conduct was forged in the ’90s along San Francisco's waterfront.