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Skateboarding is by some considered a sport, by others an art.
Invented in the early 1970's skateboarding became a way to practice surfing in the off-season. From there it only progressed to become what it is today. Unfortunately some believe it is an unlawful thing and therefore is despised by so many. However, it is quite the opposite being one of the most common sport/art practiced today.
Invented in the early 1970's skateboarding became a way to practice surfing in the off-season. From there it only progressed to become what it is today.
Skateboarding is usually regulated by local ordinances; "the laws" governing skateboarding vary from town to town.
Unfortunately some believe it is an unlawful thing and therefore is despised by so many. However, it is quite the opposite being one of the most common sport/art practiced today.
The first mention of the word "skateboard" in ''The New York Times'' is a 1965 story, ''Montclair Official Plans an Ordinance to Ban Skateboards"<ref>'Montclair Official Plans an Ordinance to Ban Skateboards", The New York Times, April 29, 1965, p. 37</ref> calling it "the latest juvenile fad on wheels" and quoting an official as saying "These devices are most dangerous... because of their speed on inclines and the difficulty in controlling them."
By 1998, the Times was reporting that skateboarding was "the fastest-growing sports in America."<ref>"New England Tries to Adapt to Sound of Skateboards," ''The New York Times,'' October 18, 1998, p. 33</ref>
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