Earth Surf skatepark, El Paso, TX (R.I.P.)

[fatalcoolfatalcool]

That place looked like fun!

[76chicanoline]

I was visiting my mom and siters from

SD.I will never forget skating that park!

II was so stoked and in El Paso ,go &

figure that!I got my best friend Jaime

Silva into skating Cali Style and in turn

he taught me Karate-Bruce Lee style!!

:)avid

[johntubebot1]

IS THIS SKATE PARK STILL THERE

[gringochopper]

naw man it was bulldozed around 1979 or 80

[hickorydickoryduck]

I'm originally from EP Co., now in SD CA, where exactly was this park at?

[channelzvideo]

Earth Surf was located in Northeast El Paso at the northern most end of Dyer Street (just past McCombs, across the street from the old Goonie Golf.)

[jarpin1964]

this park was around the 10,000 block of dyer in the northeast about a 1/2 mile north of sun valley.

[stevecrye]

Will Wautlet could do consistent frontside one-wheelers on the extension in the big bowl. I have photos of him from this same day doing them off of a wooden bench we put on the top of the bowl, held in place by "Duke" Gracia.

[stevecrye]

Thanks for posting, Z-Man! People in the Vid - Archie Ward (red-eyed star), Phil Shraplouie? Tom Mack, Maggie Crye (hot chick), Richie, Dale, Will Wautlet, - will try to remember more

[stevecrye]

I have quite a few old photos - some 8x10s. Anyone interested contact me via YouTube.

Steve Crye

[stevecrye]

Wow! this IS my old 8mm film footage! I had forgotten about it. Whoever managed to transfer it to video, please contact me! I'm not sure if I even have the original film anymore - you might have the only copy. Really brings back great memories of all the "sessions" heh.

Steve

[KRIT777]

@stevecrye

Boss footage. You remember what cam you shot this on?

[stevecrye]

@KRIT777 It was my Dad's Minolta. I can't remember if it was an 8 or a super 8. I know he bought it in Japan ~ 1966. Talk about old school! Paul did the conversion by projecting the film and the videoing it. Back when he still worked for TV station.

I need to convert all my old 8mm ...

[tommyplanet]

ha! my old home away from home. we used to get high in "the confession stand" and snake geeks all day. the best!

[stevecrye]

You guys were supposed to be "working" in the confession stand, but you would just session and then eat the horrible microwave burritos. Phil Rivers would threaten to kill you. Remember the ant infestation? How about the crickets? Totally unsanitary. How about the stench from the knee-pad boxes? Forced to wear those ridiculous helmets? Bribing me to get in free? Brain Dunham racing out when "My Sharona" would come on the radio to do the same old frontside carves?

[jarpin1964]

wow!!1 belive it or not that is me 2:45 into this video in the green helmet...nice to see richie and archie in this video...cool...

[gringochoppers]

hey if anyone has some pic's of this park let me know i'll pay to have some copys

[gringochoppers]

ahhh man those were the days!! funny as hell cuz we used to burn em down before sk8n the park,,wow theres the old rocket drive-in in the background,,man i wish i had taken pic's of me and my bro's back then! sweet video!

[nataliaisuglyandfea]

cool