Skateboarding has become a phenomenon since the 1950's to the present day and still day is. The first skateboard was kind of like a scooter and once they broke off the push bar was broken off and that was the birth of skateboarding. At the time in the 1950’s the was a surfing craze that was sweeping the nation and that when people started to realized skateboarding could recreate the feeling of riding a wave. People feel in love and by 1959 the first Roller Derby Skateboard was for sale.
By the 1960’s companies like as Larry Stevenson's Makaha and Hobie Alter's Hobie began to produce the first true surfing-inspired skateboards and like that skateboarding became very popular almost overnight and so these companies couldn’t keep up with the demand but more skateboarding companies like what we know them as know DC, alien workshop and plan B came in the picture and so fifty million skateboards were sold within a three year period during the 60’s and like a snap of a finger skateboarding became unsafe and so skateboarding fad died as quickly as it had started.
By the 1970’s, Larry Stevenson invented the kicktail, and the first generation of skateboarders laid down the foundation of tricks and style, which like an act of magic brought skateboarding back on it’s feet. In 1973 the urethane wheel was invented, and provided much better traction and speed and, combined with new skateboard specific trucks, allowed skaters to push the difficulty of maneuvers to new levels and with that brought the first really big names being Tony Alva, Jay Adams and Stacy Peralta skateboarding legends.
By the 1980, there was a large growth stage whish saw the construction of numerous concrete skate parks, a rank of professional skaters, magazines and movies. And size of board was changing.
Skateboarding has changed through out the years but till this day it’s still a phenomenon and still rages on.
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