Indoor Skateparks
The Sublimited site has an article What Does it Take to Run an Indoor Skatepark isting some of the pros and cons of owning an indoor skatepark.
If bikers can run clubhouses, and various groups can run other private clubs - what is to stop a large group of skaters collectively running an indoor skatepark?
That way the financial load is shared - and the mundance tasks such as running the place and cleaning are also shared.
There are other possibilities to for generating income over and above the skating - not just skating demos and other events - but cross over events that get more people through the door.
- Mini-Market day - invite local skate shops to rent a pitch at the edge of your space, add sound system and skaters and away you go
- Graffiti day - get all the local writers and crews in for a head to head - invite skaters , add sound system ....
- Band Day - obvious really - just add skaters and people ...
- The "Art Gallery Opening" - just an excuse to fill the space full of any art from local artists and party ....
- The "Party Crew" hookup - - there must be at least one party crew who would die to rent your space for a night .. or even for a day - there are plenty of hard core party crews who like to afterparty and chill out in a different location
and so on - the only limits to what you could do with a large indoor skatepark is your imagination, the attitude of your neighbours and whether your local police are really uptight.
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