H-Street Explained

H-Street Skateboards is a skateboard company started by Tony Magnusson and Mike Ternasky in 1987.[1] H-Street garnered popularity through their innovative videos and skating .[2]

History

Magnusson and Ternasky went to George Hamad to pitch the idea for H-Street. Hamad liked the idea and funded the launch and oversaw the production of H-Street. H-Street was named after a street in Chula Vista, California, where several of the original team riders lived, in the "H-Street House".

In 1991, Ternasky left H-Street to start Plan B Skateboards with World Industries, taking several riders with him.[3] In 1993, Magnusson also left H-Street.[4]

After years of discussion, Magnusson and George Hamad resurrected the H-Street brand in 2008.[5]

Riders

Past and present:Matt Hensley, Danny Way, Brian Lotti, John Schultes, Sal Barbier, Eddie Elguera, Darin “Cookiehead” Jenkins, Art Godoy, Ron Allen, Magnusson, Steve Ortega, Steve Godoy.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skate. Lets Go. 2015-10-05. H-Street and Tony Magnusson. 2021-02-23. CalStreets BoarderLabs. en-US.
  2. Book: Snyder, Gregory J.. Skateboarding LA: Inside Professional Street Skateboarding. 2017-12-05. NYU Press. 978-0-8147-6986-7. en.
  3. Book: Lipsky. Laura van Dernoot. Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. Burk. Connie. 2009-05-08. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 978-1-60509-538-7. en.
  4. Web site: H-Street. The Dark Slide. en.
  5. Web site: 2011-01-02. Vert.nu: Interview with Tony Magnusson. dead. https://archive.today/20130222232957/http://vert.nu/2010/06/tony-magnusson/. 2013-02-22. 2011-01-14. Vert.nu.
  6. Web site: Flogging Molly's Salty Dog Cruise in March. 2021-02-23. Grateful Web. en.