1st & Hope Skates Through Downtown
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — 
I have zero skill with a skateboard, but the skate video 1st & Hope looks pretty interesting in that the whole thing takes place Downtown. In the trailer I recognized some places and didn't recognize a lot of others. Anyone know what the building with the curving details that shows up at the 52 second mark is?
I've mentioned my fascination with Downtown film before, particularly in reference to I Love Your Work and Night of the Comet. I still just think it's a trip to see things on screen and be able to say, "Hey, I've stood right there."
The screengrab above, taken from the film's trailer, shows one of the riders cruising down the Grand Ave. sidewalk past the corner of the Central Library. The scuff just behind the rider has a story behind it: that's where a Fedex truck hit the building last July.
weston deboer on October 10, 2006, at 02:11PM – #1
Ya, video looks awesome. I always loved to watch skate videos when i was a kid to see where they were skating in LA.
KB on October 12, 2006, at 10:52PM – #2
The 52 second mark is at the Superior Court Bldg on 6th and Commonwealth in K-town.
Eric Richardson (@blogdowntown) on October 13, 2006, at 08:56AM – #3
Well that explains why I wasn't recognizing it. Thanks KB.
*midnightheory* on October 14, 2006, at 11:58PM – #4
saw this tonight. amazing. haven't seen a skate vid this good in a long time. downtown looks like so much fun, if you rip like those fools. great old-school street aesthetic, coulda used a natas appearance, but hey Dressen is in there kiiling it. great display of downtown's architecture. watch and feel like a kid again.