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In and Out of LOVE

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Love Park - A Place for Skaters

In the early 90s skaters started filming themselves at love park and the videos found their way to the epicenter of the skate world, California. By the late 90s pro skaters moved to Philly just to skate it every day. You could even virtually skate there in Tony Hawk's famous video game. In 2002, Philly Mayor John Street took the skateboard band a step further and renovated the park.

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