Channel Street
Around 2019, Vans contacted us and asked about the status of the skatepark. Since Ronnie is a Vans rider, they had heard about our struggles to re-open and they wanted to help. This phone call from Chopper Dave led to Vans becoming a major financial backer of the SPSA, allowing us to pay for necessary permits from the city, repairs to the park, and all of the steel for the new guard railings that line the decks of the bowls. Thank you to Steve Van Doren, Chris Nieratko, and Chopper not only for the fundage, but for your friendship and guidance over the years.
To Spohn Ranch Skateparks: Vans paid for the steel, but you got us the guys to fabricate and install all those guard rails, a task bigger than any other over the last year. Kaleb, Kevin and Charlie, you guys grinded, cut, and welded for months! Thank you for seeing the beauty in this project. You are part of the family now.
A few months back, Dickies hit us up. They wanted to help the effort out too. So we got together, crunched some numbers, and figured out our operating costs for a year. That includes things like trash service, porta potty rentals, liability insurance, and overall maintenance of the park. JoeFace and Dickies came through on the fundage. It’s fitting that a company known for work pants helped us with some “nuts and bolts” kind of funding.
Matt Timmers, Jeff Browning, and Sean Marisich, architects and structural engineers. Thanks for the plans!
Going way back, thank you to DVS for the 100 yards of concrete you donated through a family member’s concrete company. Thank you to Daewon and Gabe Clement for helping make this happen. We built the entire sunny side with that mud!
To the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council: Thank you for your neverending support and for the art grant you gave us! This site is only going to get better and better.