Legend City Pipeline

 
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Legend City Pipeline

General Information

Skatepark Name
Legend City Pipeline
Size (square footage, no comma)
8000 square feet.
BMX
  • no
Opening Date
June 19, 1965
Open / Closed
  • Closed
Lights
yes
Restrooms
yes
Free or Pay
pay
Inside or Outside
outside
Are Pads Required?
yes
Riding Surface?
concrete
Is there a pro shop on site?
no

Construction Info

Designer
Jim Peterson (designer of the Phoenix International Raceway)
Builder
"Skateboard Tracks Inc."

Location

Address
1200, West Washington Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85281, United States
Postal Code
85281
Latitude
33.45
Longitude
-111.96
City
Tempe

Contacts

Managment
  • Private

Extremely early skatepark concept as an amusement park "ride"

Tempe's popular Wild West-themed amusement park got a revitalization in the mid-1960's and reopened as "New Legend City."

With this grand re-opening, the park introduced a new concept ride: a skateboard track.

The Legend City ride was broken into two sections, the "pipeline," (1000 ft, long, 8 ft wide concrete snake run featuring six banked turns). and a smaller area called the "beach" where riders had to prove they were able to skate.

The track was surrounded by dirt and had piles of hay at the bottom for softer impact. Riders walked back up to the top on a tiki-torch lined pathway running alongside the track.

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Legend City Pipeline
Legend City Pipeline

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