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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."

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."

The early skateboard was referred to as a "banana board" for it's shape and bright, yellow plastic deck.  Stacy Peralta was a pioneer of skateboarding in the Cailfornia Bay area in the 70's.  He later teamed up with George Powell to create Powell-Peralta, the legendary skateboarding monolith that cultivated early skating powerhouses such as Mike McGill, inventor of the McTwist, and Tony Hawk, who ultimately propelled skateboarding to the commercial success it eventually became.

The early skateboard was referred to as a "banana board" for it's shape and bright, yellow plastic deck.  Stacy Peralta was a pioneer of skateboarding in the Cailfornia Bay area in the 70's.  He later teamed up with George Powell to create Powell-Peralta, the legendary skateboarding monolith that cultivated early skating powerhouses such as Mike McGill, inventor of the McTwist (a 540 degree aerial maneuver performed on a vert ramp) and Tony Hawk, who ultimately propelled skateboarding to the commercial success it eventually became.

Through touring and local "demos," professional skateboarders cultivated a massive following and utlized varying media, including magazines such as Thrasher and Transworld, in addition to SK8 TV (which aired for a brief time in the early 1990s on the cable channel Nickelodeon) and the 1987 cult classic film "Gleaming the Cube," starring christian Slater as a rebellious teen, who uses skateboarding as the vehicle to change himself, while locating his brother's murderer.

Through touring and local "demos," professional skateboarders cultivated a massive following and utlized varying media, including magazines such as Thrasher and Transworld, in addition to SK8 TV (which aired for a brief time in the early 1990s on the cable channel Nickelodeon) and the 1987 cult classic film "Gleaming the Cube," starring christian Slater as a rebellious teen, who uses skateboarding as the vehicle to change himself, while locating his brother's murderer.