It’s a giant deal when a brand new skatepark is constructed and each skate boarders and group leaders / traders who rallied collectively honour the second with a grand opening. Again in 1978, a suburb of Paris (Issy-les-Moulineaux) hosted a celebration for his or her new concrete park referred to as Béton Hurlant, which was on Saint-Germain island within the Seine river.
The skatepark launch was worthy of a celeb look, and Sylvie Vartan, a Bulgarian-French singer and actress was recreation! She even got here to park throughout its development to test it out. And on opening day, Sylvie joined in on the enjoyable.
Primarily based on her Wikipedia, Sylvie seemed like a resilient, hard-working and proficient individual, even overcoming two severe automotive accidents earlier than this skateboard picture collection occurred.
Béton Hurlant seemed like a much-loved house, and the entry charge to skate the park for the day was 7 Francs. There have been quarter-pipes, a snake-run, and a bowl with a keyhole. For a time, it was considered essentially the most stunning skatepark in Europe.
Right here’s a video of the park on French tv:
I’m wondering if Sylvie acquired the thought to align with skateboarding after seeing Madleen Kane (Swedish mannequin and disco singer) on the duvet of a French journal referred to as Chez Nous from June 15, 1978?
If there was a battle between the 2 Disco Queens, my wager is on Sylvie! Sorry, Madleen… trying a tad posed.