Now streaming on SVT Play. Automobilen Skatepark The Forgotten Skateboarding Monument, at the moment restricted to viewers in Sweden.
“Nestled in a thicket alongside the previous E6 outdoors Falkenberg, Sweden lies a peculiar sight – an deserted concrete skatepark, which through the years appears to have misplaced its former luster.
Nonetheless, that is no bizarre park; it’s truly one of many world’s oldest. This concrete oasis has aged like a dwelling e-book, the place truths dance with untruths, hidden in its concrete cracks. Its existence shouldn’t be merely an area curiosity however fairly a vivid portrayal of a time when skateboard tradition was taking its first tentative steps.
Amongst these enchanted souls is the skateboarder John Magnusson. Upon studying {that a} new residential space plan is being devised, doubtlessly delivering the ultimate blow to the skatepark, he takes issues into his personal fingers in a determined try to save lots of this distinctive piece of historical past.
With photos and archives rising for the primary time, Automobilen takes us on a street journey to the “Las Vegas of Halland” within the 70s, a spot that was something however deserted. Tales from each previous and current are woven across the large query: What actually constitutes cultural heritage?”
Automobilen The Forgotten Skateboarding Monument