The genesis of Dreamland Skateparks is Portland's world-famous Burnside Skatepark.Burnside's rise from junkie lair to its current glory was due to ten years of sweat, toil, and piecemeal ingenuity by local diehards whom (Mark) Scott led to expand upon Bret Taylor's original impetus.Entirely unsubsidized, they laid down concrete and tested it as they went along until they achieved the desired result. It is a grass roots reclamation project that so positively changed the surrounding neighborhood that the city bestowed on (Mark Scott) and the rest a citation for civic improvement......Burnside is an awe-inspiring pilgrimage site because the right fanatics built it for all the right reasons -Portland is home to Burnside. For all you pussies that have been to Portland but never skated Burnside, I got no love for you. The rest of you know what Im talking about. The way I see it, you dont go to Portland without skating Burnside at least once. Burnside is pretty much in its own class. We were talking about all the best skateparks Burnside can't even be put in the same group. Burnside's not a skatepark, Burnside's Burnside.The land right next to the skatepark has recently been sited for development and will be seeing multiple office towers next door within a year's time. After sitting down with the developer and architect of the new development, Burnside Skatepark Inc. secured lighting and additional land to expand the skatepark. Partners in Burnside Skatepark, Inc., Mark "Red" Scott, Chuck Willis and Sage Bolyard, have said that all additional work to the skatepark will be done. Basically, Dreamland Skateparks will be doing the work, but Burnside is still footing the bill. This way we are still in total control over the park and it's design. The more money we can get from donations and a raffle, the more elaborate we can make the skatepark addition. Please let me know by e-mail,
[email protected], if this is something you would be interested in helping us out with. That's it, go skate. Chuck Willis - Burnside Skatepark, Inc.Designed, built in 1990, and maintained today by individual members of the Dreamland team, it remains one of the skateboarding world's most revered, challenging, and highly respected locations. Burnside is featured internationally in the skateboarding media on an near-monthly basis, its landscape is featured in the best-selling Tony Hawk Pro Skater video game, and is a must-skate location for professionals everywhere. Tony Hawk himself considers it among his five favorite skateparks (USA Today, May 5, 2003).Im years of love, blood, sweat and tears... good times and beers! LEAVE SOME COMMENTS, STORIES AND PICS!
