Grindline Skateparks
IndustryArchitecture
Founded2002
FoundersMark Hubbard
Dave Palmer
Headquarters
Seattle
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsSkateparks design
Number of employees
32
Websitegrindline.com

Grindline Skateparks is an American company that designs and builds skateboard parks.[1][2] It has designed and built over 400 skateparks worldwide,[3] including the largest skatepark in America, Spring Park Texas.[4]

History

Mark Hubbard was working as a pool-building contractor. He helped with the construction of the Burnside Skatepark in Portland. Living in Seattle, he started to turn his friends' pools into half-pipes, and eventually created Grindline Skateparks[2] with cofounder Dave Palmer.[3] Grindline Skateparks was incorporated in 2002 by Mark Hubbard,[2] who managed the company until his death on 8 June 2018.[5][1]

In August 2014, Grindline Skateparks inaugurated the Spring Skatepark in Greenspoint, Texas, one of the world's largest skateparks.[4]

In 2018, Grindline completely remodeled the Humboldt Avenue Skatepark in Chico.[6] Tony Hawk shared his plan to copy the new Chico bowl at the Wilmington Skatepark he is developing.[7]

Description

Grindline Skateparks is specialized in building free-form shaped deep pools. Its creation process includes co-designing the skate parks with the local skaters.[2] The company is based in Seattle.[8]

The company has 32 employees (2018).[3]

Skateparks built

Photo Name Location Year Description
Scott Stamnes Memorial Skate Park[2] Orcas Island
Rotary Skate Park[2] Brainbridge Island Size: 14,000 square feet
Spring Skatepark[4] Greenspoint Size: 78,000 square feet
Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark[4] Houston
Pitcher Park Memorial Skate Park[9] Pittsburgh 2013 Size: 17,000 square feet
Budget: $600,000 (co-financed by the Tony Hawk Foundation)
Ogden Skatepark[10] Ogden 2017 Budget: $543,000 (co-financed by the Tony Hawk Foundation)
Union Gap Skatepark[11] Union Gap Budget: $192,000
Kiwanis Skatepark[11] Size: 12,000 square feet
Prosser Skatepark[11] Prosser Size: 3,600 square feet
Kapa‘a Skatepark[12] Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i, Hawaii‘i 2020 Size: 6,000 square feet
Budget: $250,00
Riverside Park Skatepark[13][14] Detroit 2021 Size: 15,000 square feet
Budget: $800,000

References

  1. 1 2 TEGNA. "Grindline Skateparks is bringing a skatepark to your community".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Justin Hocking (2005). "Gridline". Dream Builders: The World's Best Skate Park Creators. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 15–20. ISBN 978-1-4042-0338-9.
  3. 1 2 3 Derek Hall (5 August 2018). "Seattle skatepark visionary is mourned, but his company rolls on". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Largest skatepark in North America opens in Greenspoint".
  5. ↑ "UPDATE: Mark Hubbard, founder of Grindline Skateparks has died". Westsideseattle.com. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Chico skatepark getting another feature". Chicoer.com. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Sharon Martin (1 March 2018). "Tony Hawk plans to duplicate Chico bowl at North Carolina skate park". Chicoer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Boon, Jacob. "Skate park too extreme for Dartmouth?".
  9. ↑ David Templeton (26 August 2014). "Carnegie skateboard park honors the lives of drowned men". .post-gazette.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  10. ↑ WECT Staff. "Ogden Skatepark set to open Saturday".
  11. 1 2 3 Faulk, Mike. "Union Gap skate park estimated at $192K, donation drive continues".
  12. ↑ Shinno, Stephanie (2020-12-16). "Skate park renovations expected done next week". The Garden Island. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  13. ↑ Jay Kozlarz (21 June 2019). "Celebrate the grand opening of Riverside Park's new skatepark". Detroit.curbed.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "$800,000 skateboard park opens in southwest Detroit". 22 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.


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