guess the spot

[andyhahn]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fs19O-MiHUs

[B Rad]

Nice Video. Brings back alot of memories skating up there.

[andyhahn]

not my vid, its from 'fulfill the dream'

[Russell]

Curious if anybody has another story. Sims is 2 years older than me and as far as I know he discovered the place and set it up. Anybody know who these guys are in this vid? I grew up in the Mountain Drive scene and spent many a flat surf day at the t bowl. That was a long time ago guys, over 30 years? Who was taking vid back then that lasted. Thanks for that.

[andyhahn]

This video is fulfill the dream, an old shortys movie. steve olson is the guy dropping in on the gigantic wall. below is a quote from youtube, pretty accurate.


"it's was a water storage for a house that was built up there in the 1920's.. It as called the Tea gardens because the owner built a beautiful place to sit drink tea, it had plants and water running down concrete clamshells that flowed into each other. .. this was the top pool and there is a bigger one further down the hill. It was skated in the '70's too, we started skating it again in 1988"

[Russell]

Thanks for that. I guess I was the era of the "bigger bowl" because it was in the early 70's. By 88 I was already too old to skate, although I still have my Sims "gun" that made many a t bowl run and 40 mph down Riven Rock, Picacho etc.

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I've heard it's in the S.B. mountain range, but I've never been there. I'm guessing it's north of Mission though since there's lots of houses up there.

[yakas]

t bowls, it ain't the same

[GGinMP]

We skated the Tea Gardens around 1983-86. Little Frankie Hill was around 12 or so, but he was already getting to be damn good.

[talcott]

t bowls, it ain't the same

you mean fire bowls

[Stilsurfn]

I remember going up one time and watching Davey Smith tear it apart, that was my only experience there!