Thursday, January 7, 2010


Progress Out in Beaufort South Carolina: Gonna be a fast, sick bowl. Channel rollin in middle.



Pillar has a new blog with upcoming and current projects listed. Check it out here.

Some Yule time updates:

Crew is headed to Beaufort, South Carolina this week.

The Aviation Skatepark in Kill Devil Hills is open and a grand opening has yet to be announced.

Front Royal is snowed in and frozen, continued work when weather permits, but it is looking good out there.


Amazing concrete work on this park

Go skate a civil war replica cannon.....

Go skate a moonscape...

Go skate! Happy New Year! 2010!



Wednesday, December 2, 2009

KDH NC , Front Royal VA, Get well soon Dirty

Get well soon going out to Ole Dirty! Busted his spleen not far from where this was taken from. Get better buddy. Miss you already!

Finding lines in KDH
Park is close to being done, keep posted for opening day info.

Front Royal VA Shaping up to be the crews best.
Thanks Scott Vakos for those updated pictures.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Durham NC - Something for Everyone

Well, that's what the word on the street is...
Grand Opening was held Sat., Nov. 7th and quite a few people showed up to check it out, so should you...
Rigsbee Ave., Downtown Durham
Enjoy the pics, go skate...





Updates on construction progress in Kill Devil Hills, NC (almost finished) and Front Royal, VA soon.
More at Thrashermagazine.com Look at Cacka 3.0 in the blog...

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

New Currituck Park is open!



The park is free, wear your helmet, and keep it clean.








Saturday, August 22, 2009

Hot Times in the City

Ocean Pines, MD is in full effect and Gary Moore is killing it...

Durham, NC is about to join the ranks...Stylish multilevel plaza with colored concrete ledges and this pool/bowl... Pool Coping and tile are on the way...




Knott's Island, NC is wide open...the way parks should be...just show up and roll.


Big thanks to the Ruritan Club of Knott's Island for an Unbelievable amount of support for this project. We needed fill dirt...they got it and then some. Respect the spot as it is in the Ruritan's back yard and it would Not have happened without them. Same goes for Jason Weeks and the Currituck County Parks and Recreation Dept.



Let's not forget the Other Currituck Park...Powell's Point NC will be open for Labor Day Weekend.


Ground has been broken in Kill Devil Hills, NC and Front Royal, VA...more pics soon...


Friday, July 10, 2009




Check the site for updates on Ocean Pines, MD, Stanley, VA, Knotts Island, NC, Powells Point, NC, and Kill Devil Hills. Also posted up is a proposed design for Front Royal in VA. That is 30 miles north of the Stanley Park.

Knotts Island NC


Powells Point Pool looking into the sound
Front Royal VA





Check out Eastcoastaholic for some pics from Ocean Pines a while back.

Knotts Island is finished and ready to ride! The pool at Powells Point is poured and awaiting flat bottom, tile and pool block next week. Some of the crew will be headed to Duram in the next couple of weeks and the KDH Aviation Skatepark has seen some clearing started.

Check back!




Saturday, May 16, 2009

April Showers Continue...except it's May !!!!

So much for last year's drought...anybody else sick of Rain??
Here's the updates:

1. Ocean Pines, MD - Concrete Work is complete and the Public Works Dept. is gearing up to complete the landscaping, etc. to get the park open. We'll post up the Grand Opening Date as soon as we get word...check it out.

2. Anybody see the June Skateboard Mag (Issue #63)? Lost weekend with Kyle Berard starting on page 120 showcases some fine skateboarding at a few of the backyard "Swimming Bowls" we have designed and constructed. Keeping the dream alive...

3. Knott's Island Skatepark is about to begin getting some concrete!!! Much thanks to Buzzy and the Ruritan Club for finding ways and means to get this skatepark built. On top of being cool enough to push for this park, they procurred much rebar, most of the steel for the coping, and a $#%^ ton of fill dirt!!! We'll post some pics of the fresh crete in a couple...

4. Durham, NC has broken ground and the General Contractor is in the site work phase...looks like it's gonna be a hot Durham Summer!!! The City is talking about using some colors in the concrete and trying to add some granite for all the ledges in the park. Keep your fingers crossed and keep pushing for Pad Free Skateparks in NC!!!

5. Speaking of Pads, Marsh Creek Skatepark in Raleigh is wide open...check it out!!


Looks like Denny has stamped his frontal approval of the vert bowl...Sick!!!

5. We are putting the final tweaks on the Lower Currituck Park and are planning on beginning the site work and starting to get ready for concrete by the end of this month. Keep posted for final design specs soon!!!

6. Kill Devil Hills, NC - Final Design Phase to be completed for commissioners approval by the end of May. We'll get the design up here as soon as it is approved!!!

7. Finally, contracts have been signed for the Warren County Skatepark in Front Royal, VA!!!Artisan and Pillar have teamed up again for this 15,000 sq. ft. gem to start later this Summer with a completion date some time in December 09. Lots of stuff for everyone on this one...keep posted. We'll post the design as soon as I figure out how to post pdf files onto the blog...

We'll see you next time...