Talent

Creators:  Geth Noble, Laban Pheidas, ?, Noah ?   a bunch of people.

Time:  1998

Size:   12,000

Cost: $60,000

Rules:  Bikes allowed, helmets required, closed at night.

Facilities:  Portable toilet, fountain

Location:   John Street and E. Main Street.

Directions:    From I-5 take the Talent exit.  Go west and through the stoplight.  At the West Valley View stop sign intersection, go right.
  In a block or two take a left on E. Main Street and go a couple more blocks.  The park is on the left, hard to miss, at St Johns and E. Main.

Map:

City Contact:   www.cityoftalent.org
Contact information regarding the skate park.
           Allison Zigich
            allison@cityoftalent.org
            (541) 535-1566
            City of Talent
            P.O. Box 445
            Talent, OR
            97540

History:  The City's has the story: http://www.cityoftalent.org/skate.htm

Overall:

Special:  I think this was the first park in southern Oregon and started the momentum for quality skate parks across the state.


Billy Haney, lettin' fly.


Scott Farmer transfer from the kidney bowl, which was the first structure of the park.
 


Double pump bumps are swift.


 
 


City of Talent 2000
 

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