Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
This type of skating was relatively new back in early 1979. People who skated pools during the mid-’70s drought almost universally refer to the era as skateboarding’s golden age. Not because they were performing super-human feats like today’s modern skater, but because they were innovating every day and blending styles with every session.
I shot this on super 8mm film in Boulder. Film is copyright by Mark McLaughlin, the proprietor of iCandy TV Vintage and creator of the BOARDERS film.
The song "52 Girls" was recorded by The B-52s, written by J. Ayers / Joe Ayers / Ricky Wilson and copyright 1979.
This type of skating was relatively new back in early 1979. People who skated pools during the mid-’70s drought almost universally refer to the era as skateboarding’s golden age. Not because they were performing super-human feats like today’s modern skater, but because they were innovating every day and blending styles with every session.
I shot this on super 8mm film in Boulder. Film is copyright by Mark McLaughlin, the proprietor of iCandy TV Vintage and creator of the BOARDERS film.
The song "52 Girls" was recorded by The B-52s, written by J. Ayers / Joe Ayers / Ricky Wilson and copyright 1979.
