Plans​ to​ build​ a​ large​ skateboarding​ park​ next​ to​ Simon​ Rodia’s​ folk-art​ masterpiece,​ the​ Watts​ Towers,​ has​ unhappy​ admirers​ of​ the​ towers​ girding​ for​ a​ land-use​ fight​ against​ high-powered​ opposition.​

City​ Councilwoman​ Janice​ Hahn,​ whose​ district​ includes​ Watts,​ is​ a​ key​ proponent​ of​ the​ skate​ park,​ which​ also​ is​ being​ pushed​ by​ Circe​ Wallace,​ a​ manager​ for​ the​ L.A.​ sports​ marketing​ and​ management​ company,​ Wasserman​ Media​ Group,​ and​ two​ of​ her​ pro​ skateboarder​ clients,​ Terry​ Kennedy​ and​ Paul​ Rodriguez.​ Skateboarding​ star​ Tony​ Hawk​ has​ raised​ $44,000​ toward​ its​ estimated​ cost​ of​ $350,000​ or​ more.​

Although​ acknowledging​ that​ youngsters​ in​ Watts​ need​ more​ recreational​ opportunities,​ opponents​ of​ the​ skate​ park,​ which​ would​ be​ longer​ than​ a​ football​ field​ and​ two-thirds​ as​ wide,​ are​ asking​ why​ it​ has​ to​ occupy​ a​ vacant​ parcel​ about​ 40​ yards​ from​ the​ vulnerable​ towers.​

They​ worry​ that​ a​ noisy​ attraction​ could​ interfere​ with​ visitors’​ enjoyment​ of​ the​ towers​ and​ that​ the​ skate​ park​ could​ bring​ in​ graffiti​ taggers,​ drug​ users​ and​ violence,​ threatening​ both​ the​ physical​ safety​ of​ Rodia’s​ fantastical,​ ornately​ decorated​ structures​ and​ their​ potential​ to​ draw​ tourism.​


Hahn​ says​ she​ has​ focused​ on​ the​ towers-adjacent​ parcel​ because,​ unlike​ other​ potential​ sites​ in​ Watts,​ no​ gang​ claims​ the​ spot​ as​ part​ of​ its​ turf.​ She​ also​ thinks​ a​ skate​ park​ can​ complement​ the​ towers​ by​ bringing​ more​ youngsters​ in​ contact​ with​ the​ arts​ programs​ there​ and​ says​ there’s​ nothing​ unwholesome​ about​ skate​ culture​ that​ would​ pose​ a​ threat​ to​ the​ landmark’s​ security​ or​ to​ a​ neighboring,​ city-run​ exhibition​ space​ and​ youth​ arts​ center.

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oh by da way advance happy skater new year man welcome 2008!

hey u knw wat i can heelflip now and its vwery easy for me now to do heelflips man

oh by da way advance happy skater new year man welcome 2008!

hey u knw wat i can heelflip now and its vwery easy for me now to do heelflips man

oh by da way advance happy skater new year man welcome 2008!

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me and my heelflip bout a year man...

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i still Cant heelflip. . . But i can tre Flip, u know and other ****. . .different tricks take longer. . depends on you personal liking, and skill.

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hey are u a goofy or regular?

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thats why i started skating because i wanted to do something that people thought i couldnt do

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