Thrasher Reminices At San Francisco’s Legendary Hubba Hideout
In a new series by Thrasher Magazine: “This Old Ledge” features and reflects on some of the most OG ledge spots that have ever been skated. Some of these legendary spots still exist, and others have already seen their end of days.
This episode focuses on Hubba Hideout, which was located close to the iconic Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco.
Here we get a recap on some of the tricks that were put down and made their way into the history books, such as Pat Duffy’s flawless flip noseslide Steve Olson’s unique 180 fakie nosegrinds variations, Kostons Noseblunt, and Fred Gall just shutting down the spot with everything.
After making various appearances in the earlier skate videos, Hubba Hideout was popping off until its popularity started to deteriorate. Then in 1995, Fred Gall went to San Francisco and opened up the spot again by putting down one insane trick after another, and even skating it switch. After shutting down the spot, he put it back on the map, which of course tempted other skaters to go there and get tricks that had never been done before. As the selections for tricks became more challenging, the tricks became more and more technical.
The spot was skate-stopped after a battle with the local council until it was eventually destroyed for redevelopment.
RIP Hubba Hideout.
