Brooklyn Banks "A Retrospective Video" By R.B. Umali
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- čas přidán 12. 08. 2020
- R.B. Umali’s tapes catalog major players from numerous decades, from OGs like Harold, Clyde, Javier and Huf to contemporaries like Westgate and Ishod. We’re forever indebted to The Banks.
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When will the city planning departments in NY Philadelphia etc realise that when they demolish iconic skate spots like the Banks, Love etc, they are erasing cultural history.
very true
@àsper Equally true
@Bobbie Tuggboat swing and a miss buddy. That has no place here. The south lost a long time ago - if you're thinking on their wavelength then you should go. Look at who's in this video and ask yourself if you actually respect them or if you think they should be in cuffs somewhere. We won't be waiting for your answer don't worry.
Bobbie Tuggboat dude. Shut up. Quit acting tough because most people in the skate community are passive weenies. At the end of the day you’re just as much a weenie. Acting tough in a room full of 12 years old. Yikes.
yeah!
I skated Brooklyn Banks from 97-04. Use to skate with Rodney Torres. Me and my friend Ryan put the metal ledges on Seaport and that became the biggest spot down off Water St. I still skate all the time but I moved to SF in 05. Best decision ever.
so you are the legend who put on the angle irons?
You sir are a legend because we got to see a lot of classic lines from wenning,Pops and the Kalis Fakie flip line.
Yeah, my friend Ryan from Brooklyn and I nailed two eight foot angle irons on. It actually worked really well because the ledges are solid wood. My friend Ryan owns a skatepark in Raleigh North Carolina. I tried to start a board company called Anti Virus. I still skate as much as possible and I’m 41 now
fuckin legend
I used to skate down there also in them days . Who was your friend Ryan ? Hickey ? I used to skate in the LES . I hung around mostly with Justin Pierce n Hamilton Harris back in the day Harold H and LOKEY .
We prolly bumped heads a time Or 2.
Anyway hope alls well with you and your people bro. Peace. Mike
Quims nollie varial is a thing of beauty!
Great Lakes tour in St. Louis. Met quite John cardiel Dustin dollin. 1998. It was a deluxe tour.they had two wedges and set a box up on its side he hung up on the first wedge went shoulder fist in two the second wedge. I had not been skating long. I barrel led into a 50-50 and ate shit. And i swear john cardiel lent me hand to help me up... i swear 1998 deluxe Great Lake tour
shove it
Shooty McStabbyface it’s a nollie Varial flip
You weren't lying
FoReal! Him and his bro total style perfection
6:19 lyrics say 5-0 exactly as Todd Jordan starts a 5-0
Galaxy brained editing
Nol91795
On suski’s trick too at 05:31
whats the track name
dubb cops feen
@@aidyn1881 by who?
dubb I was lying I typed random letters lol
RIP Harold Hunter!!! One of the greats!!!
RIP to the dope ass handrails that used to be there. I remember skating them when I was a kid 20yrs ago
Christopher T bless up
I had a 411 vhs with a Brooklyn banks section..I'm so old 😭
I skated there few times back in my teen years. One thing you have to remember is that skating there was brutal, environment wise. Alot, I mean aaaalot of cracks, uneven bricks everywhere & wacky surfaces, lot of merchandise trucks & traffic, without mentioning the intimidating aura of the locals. Kinda the SF Embarcadero of the East Coast. Unique spot, no doubt.
I always see this place and think the brick floor looks really unfriendly to skateboard wheels. Theres a place where I live in Middlesbrough England called MIMA where a lot of skaters hang out. It has a very similar floor layout and your wheel can get hung up easy as fuck man
Thrasher Intros gets Better Everytime¥
yo facts
Im old remember going down there in early 80s seeing Vallely before he was pro meeting Steve Olsen , Dave Hackett going there in the 90s to the raves they had thier tripping and skating place got a lot of memories for me
Sounds like a fuckin blast.
This was really beautiful! The editing, the soundtrack, so old school NYC. It was mostly newer, though. I was out there from like '87 to '92. I remember Eli Gessner back when he was in high school, when Zoo York was just a tag. Jeff Pang was my idol! Huff was my man. Kid had pop way back then! (He used to practice riding down in elevators. Had me scared to death!) Of course, Harold was always crazy. R.I.P. He was down with that Skate N.Y.C. crew from the Lower East. All those Dominicans from the movie, "Kids." I was cool with all of them. Every Saturday at the Banks from 8 a.m. Then, by mid-afternoon, head toward the fullpipe and the banks, benches and wooden curbs at the Seaport, the red brick banks, the Hudson waterfront, everything! Home by like 7 or 8.Every week! Those were the days. Soho Skates before they moved to Varick. Shut boards when they only had one color! Speaking of which, what about Coco, Felix, Mike Kepper, Barker, Bruno or Rodney? (I remember seeing Rodney bust a kingpin slappying the planters (the really tall ones!) at the banks. It is still the most hardcore thing I have ever seen!) I will say, though, you had Peter Hyunh: that's a name I hadn't thought off in 30 years! He was the man when we were kids! He used to judge all the Banks' ESA contests I used to enter. Yo! Thanks for the trip down memory lane! One love.
That's awesome that you got to experience all that. Shit sounds sick, wish I was born then to live it
So good had to watch it 3 times..i miss these days
It’d be sick if this became a series with other spots that have been torn down
I would love to see that
Doubt it, all that footy was filmed by R.B. Maybe Strobeck can do the same with Love Park, but that dude only works for Supreme type of paychecks.
Yo that's crazy... I skated with some of those dudes... those are my boys... I remembered going out to the banks, that spot was definitely the shit. Thanks for shsring... 👍😆
7:01 Quim Cardona button. Good to see you saved the BEST for last!!!! RIP Micheal Cardona and Keenan Milton.
I was thinking the same thing. Quim is one of my all-time favorites.
I knew he would be the closer. Was my favorite for years.
King of the banks
the golden era of skating
My new favorite video part
Reppin’ the Banks my high school days circa ‘93-‘96 🤘
One better: Back in those days Harold Hunter and crew would frequent the banks. I believe it was sometime in ‘94 a producer of the movie Kids rolled up to the banks and asked me and a few friends if we wanted to be extras in the movie’s skate scene(s). Turned out they used us for the club scene instead. Filmed at The Tunnel club. Everyone got all they could eat pizza and a $10 bill for a few hours of filming. BX Banx shit. 🤘
Fuckin' love this! That opener, the dress styles and the shoe styles through out the years, Kalis with the 3/4 pants, Muska with the massive headphones, the insane amount of creativity that went down. Always great to see some Keenan footage, RIP. And nice touch having his homie Huf's footage next to his. I have never been to the banks, but I recall it from countless magazine and video appearances back in the day, and when I think of street skating this is the spot that I always visualize. Thank you for this amazing history lesson.
Man I love Classic Skateboarding!
Rest In Peace Harold Hunter 🙏🏽
Brooklyn banks was a true classic
This was a time machine muchas gracias. . .
i always said that quims nollie varial flip was the dopest that ever went down at the banks... ever since cinematographer... respect...
Yo man dude homie
Bruh sick what aye
@@skate_or_dylen2176 yo swag homie g
Hey 👋 you
Sick chillen gnar homie yo
aye lmao sup g
I was there at 5:56-6:07 I'm 33 now and I was probably 14 back then, Muska and Dill put on a show, Spencer Fujimoto and Scott Johnson were also there that day with them, definitely one of my most memorable days as a kid when I'd go to skate the banks
Yoo wtf they made that spot from session into a real place. Sick!
lmao!
serious..
90s man.....take me back pleaseeeee
HOW COULD THEY TEAR THIS DOWN
Quim, Keenan, Stevie, so many OG's. Legendary spot. Endless bangers.
Already rewatching.
So cool seeing some old footage and remembering those names I used to see back in the day
I love this spot
got the pleasure to check out the banks in december 1995 while on a family vacation. That same trip I got to skate Pulaski and some other east coast spots. such a great trip!
Oh hell yeah. This was my favourite feature in the last mag. Love the tiny wheels.
ah! The baggy pants, massive shoes and the street lines with House of Pain playing on the track! Miss those days when was no money and big contests on the scene. (not as much as today)
I feel like the banks are a lot gnarlier in person
They are/were.....just like most spots.
Slippery actually
Awesome one that skated then in the late 80s to mid 90s, trust me, they were raw!!!
First song is *Scientifik - Jungles Of Da East* Second song is *Scientifik - Law-town*
Thank you
Scietifik is from my home town crazy u guys got this track
@@willangelini5299 They need to get on Spotify. :(. I couldnt' find either of the two songs listed above. dope too
Somethin' about hearing the sound of skating on top of brick right before an ill trick gets popped and then hearing the brick sound again after the landing!
Thank you for the time traveling!!
Man that place looks so fuckin fun, no wonder it’s been liked so much
Best video on Thrasher in years...
Like a trip down memory lane, I remember all these guys from the 90s. Good clips
I miss this era
I'm so grateful for the soundtrack
you know what the first song is bro?
@@delayxz nope, just really enjoyed it
@@kirillvoronkov4262 I found the name, it’s Jungles of Da East by Scientifik
@@delayxz yo that's awesome, thanks man!
Damn
I always wanted to see lines like those at small banks, thanks RB
So good! Rewatch due
All the Brooklyn banks videos 🔥
Such an amazing time. Seeing that smooth Kalis style in the Lynx will never get old.
Named my daughter after this place Brooklyn Rain. Thanks for retrospective !
As an out of shape skater that's recently found refuge in skater XL, I wouldn't be surprised if Session has brought a new generation of Brooklyn Banks enthusiasts to the consumer demand lines, and for that I am grateful. This is the heaviest OG street rejuvenation vid I've caught in a looong time. Give thanks!!!
This is beautiful
some of the best days of my life
Ah man, this is great
Beautiful.
this is the cream and cream of American skateboarding .... broklin banks are the mecca of 90's skateboarding
Every time the chorus says 5-0, there's someone doing a 5-0. I see you editor man. Very clever
This is the best video I've seen in forever, east coast skating will always be better! I live in Milwaukee so the spots are all fucked up like out there and I wouldn't have it any other way. If the spot was still there the skating wouldn't look any different, Completely timeless.
First skate video I ever seen my older brother gave me ZooYork MixTape vhs haha was 20 years ago , blew my mind and I had to learn how to ollie rubbish bins, love that era !
Man! My jams and gear all thru this so many influential dudes to my skating! Great edit RB!
Gonna miss the sounds of the bank, Session skate simulator has a pretty accurate replica to check out
Thank you
I've always wanted to see all of this put together, thank you so much
All these great skaters come with their own styles and creativity to the SPOT! Love these videos, respect.
I haven't seen some of those names in so long. This got me stoked!
SO rad!! Thanks, RB!! Booyakasha!! Memories....
7:33 perfect nollie varial flip!!
Pretty cool seeing some Keith Hufnagel footage but it's a shame there's so little Stevie Williams.
No brian wenning switch tre either :/
Best video on Thrasher ever!
Love this spot, my dream is skate Brooklyn Banks...dope video!
Sick vid! Loved it! Got brought here from Session's Historic Challenges in The Banks, absolutely worth it! Recognized a hand full of Names, fantastic footage. Some folks have mentioned Session, give it a play everybody, the Historic Challenges try to pay homage to as many of these legends as they can! its sweet!
pls more of this series
A lot of great Trilogy and Zoo York Mixtape footage. I always liked Maurice Key's Brooklyn Banks footage. Javier's switch flip over the wall was so smooth. Ben Liversedge ripped. And an unseen Lennie Kirk clip! Amazing edit.
Best video of 2020 by far
Absolute golden era of skating wen non park skaters ruled, baggy pants n big shoes n skate anything mentality. Love it.
Almost thought y'all was gonna leave Quim out but you left him for the ender... BOSS MOVE!!!
I remember skating with RB and Anthony Correa as a kid at the skatepark of Houston. Good dudes, and this rewind on the banks is just filthy sick and I love it. 🔥🔥🔥
skating was so raw . Thx Thrasher
So Stoked I actually got to skate the banks before it was destroyed. Right before this damnn Corona shttt... It was just as Gnarly as I thought I'd be!!! RIP Brooklyn Banks!!! Awesome Edit as Always 👍💪🤟🤙
What a spot. Ledges, banks, stairs, handrails, city grime. A skaters paradise
Hell yeah man bring back memories I was there in 99
I remember quite a bit of this footy in the TW cinematographer vid dopeskiiii
Just what i needed.
Nice RB! lots of clips ive never seen
“Even if they hit 5-0” at 5:30 and 6:20 is perfect editing
Thank you for this.
The brooklyn banks mecha skateboards scene
Thrasher magazine legends place give a required
Thanks babe!
I met Lucero and Grigley there back in 89.blew my mind..that place is historic
Nostalgic Video 👏🏼👏🏼🔥🔥🔥
And as another historic iconic world famous skate spot vanishes i can only wish i got the chance to skate it once . And big respect to anyone who broke in to get a brick or two . Don't lose them . R.I.P the Banks
I miss the 90s
I knew, just fucking knew, my main man Kalis would be coming through HARD!!!
This is art bro
Looks like so much fun I would love to skate there
Well that was lovely
Beautiful ✨
wow, harold hunter. I knew this felt like a video they'd watch in Kids
mid 90s hiphop. The best
Damn can feel that atmosphere as i was starting skating back these days.... HipHop, Baggy clothes, Skate and freedom.... Yeah gold '00's times....
Best video on the internet
Used to get off the train at city hall, and go to the brooklyn banks, after that go skate the buildings on water street, then go to the south street seaport, almost everyday