Huntington Beach was an oil well filled, mellow surf town, with the only long stretch of wide open beach in SoCal, when I moved there in 1987. As many cities struggled for a variety or reasons, H.B. kept growing and getting more and more built up and developed. Most of the old oil pumps have been taken down, and the wells capped, and it's a bustling beach town for trendy people now. But it hasn't totally forgotten its action sports roots. Since I live din H.B. for the better part of 20 years, several of the early posts in this blog are locations in Huntington Beach, starting with the iconic pier. Here are links to my posts about H.B., more posts will be added as time goes on.
Classic Surf Spot: The Huntington Beach Pier
Classic Skate Spot: The Huntington Beach Pier
Classic BMX Spot: The Huntington Beach Pier
The Ashtray: the tiny skatepark that made all public skateparks in California possible
Lloyd Wright's tombstone... for an idea
Huntington Beach jail cells from the 1920's
Classic BMX Spot: Sheep Hills (OK, technically Costa Mesa, but it's on the border)
Classic BMX Spot: The Old Surf Theater parking lot
Classic BMX Spot: The Blues Brothers Wall
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