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Jeff Phillips was the first "big time" skate pro from Dallas. Throughout the '80s he gained national attention in the skateboard magazines of that era. In 1986, (maybe 87), he opened the first indoor skatepark here. For a few years it was very successful, but in the early '90s, skateboarding began migrating from the ramps and parks toward the street. Sort of going back to its roots, I suppose. The rumors started flying about that the park was going to shut down, but it stayed afloat until 1993 when Jeff killed himself on Christmas day. Afterwards, the park's name was changed to Rapid Revolutions and it managed to keep its doors open for only a couple of years.
This was where I first realized that at age 26, I was somewhat of a skate geezer-LOL. I could not keep up with the crazy tricks these kids were doing. Of course, Heather was pregnant with Chance and I was putting in 40+ a week as a photolab technician and dogshow photographer. Learning new tricks was NOT at the top of my list of priorities. I skated here a few times but, thinking back now, this was when my skateboard became more a form of transport than recreation.
The skatepark was on Lombardy, just a few blocks from the cache site. It is a camoed Tupperware-type container with room for small trade items.
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Congrats to xfalcon1 on the FTF!