The Ave Inexperienced Bench boasts a wealthy skateboarding historical past, from that includes in your favourite movies to sparking an east coast rivalry. This bench has a narrative that’s as legendary because it will get. Initially put in as a pair at an workplace constructing in Santa Ana, California, the inexperienced curved bench swiftly discovered its method to a vacant constructing basis in downtown L.A. It grew to become a star, gracing a number of well-known skate movies, together with The DC Video (2003) and Habitat’s “Mosaic” (2003). Co-opted by the Alien/Habitat groups, it grew to become synonymous with these firms and their riders. Mainly, if a video dropped in 2003, possibilities had been excessive you’d catch a glimpse of this fabled inexperienced bench.
Nevertheless, the bench’s journey took a twist when it was stolen from its basis spot. AVE and the crew tried to safe the second in Santa Ana, however somebody beat them to it. Quick ahead to 2019, when AVE acquired a DM on social media from a man claiming to own the stolen bench. Having saved it in his storage for 15 years, he couldn’t take it with him when he moved. Returning the bench to AVE appeared like a method to protect
its legacy as a skate spot.
Within the midst of filming a full half for FA/Hockey, AVE noticed the chance and jumped at it. He collected the bench and introduced it to a super parking zone to movie his half. Sadly, the bench, measuring 13 toes lengthy and weighing a ton, posed a problem. AVE needed to lock it up and hope for the very best. On their third return to the spot, they came upon {that a} upkeep crew had lower the locks, assuming it was trash.
Dealing with a dilemma, AVE selected the novel choice: recreating the bench utilizing metallic fabrication. He measured the curve and bolt patterns on the authentic location in Santa Ana. Just a few weeks after giving the inexperienced gentle for metallic fabrication, AVE acquired a name from his Hockey teammate, Andrew Allen. AA knew the place the opposite authentic bench was; apparently, Tony Tave and his crew had swiped it, and it sat in Tony’s dad and mom’ yard for 15 years. Fortunately, Tony’s dad and mom wished it gone, so AVE ended up with two of those magnificent benches.
With each benches in his possession, AVE filmed the remainder of his half utilizing the unique bench, not the recreated one. In case you’ve seen FA’s “Dancing on Skinny Ice,” you understand the numerous position this bench performed in filming, ending the half with a swap bottom noseblunt and cementing its place in skateboarding historical past eternally.
However maintain up, the story doesn’t finish there. AVE took the bench to NY for an occasion and left it at Thompkins Sq. Park. It sat there for just a few weeks earlier than being stolen for the third time and miraculously appeared on the well-known “muni” municipal constructing in Philadelphia. The final we heard, it was noticed in Virginia.
Anyway, for those who’re itching to shred your personal Ave Inexperienced Bench, Crete St Fingerboarding has received you lined with miniature variations. Completely scaled, these benches help you channel your inside Jason Dill whereas jamming to Spoon on repeat. Painted in a practical inexperienced paint job that wears in like an actual skate spot, simply be sure to maintain a detailed eye on it, as a result of there’s one thing about these benches that makes them irresistible to thieves. Keep stoked and guard your spot, my mates.
