A Radical Collection of Vintage Skateboard Advertisements

Skateboarding first came into prominence in the late 1970s, as was portrayed in the film Lords of Dogtown. However, it was not until the 1980s that skateboarding would begin to become the sport that it is recognized as today. This decade was the coming of age era for many of its legendary personalities as well - Hosoi, Hawk, Vallely - and symboled the first theme in which skateboarding as an industry began advertising both more as a lifestyle, than a sport. Pro models were being produced, and brands were being created and grown on the backs of these young skateboarders.

Here are 15 skateboard ads from the 1980s. The article is full of typos and the ads are scanned in by some slacker at haphazard angles but that's what it's all about.