Jul 10, 2015

Roosevelt Park in Hampden dates back to the early 1900’s and is now home to the Skatepark of Baltimore, which had it’s grand opening in May of 2014. An asphalt pad was built in Roosevelt Park by the city for skating in 2005 and it took nearly ten years to build Phase 1, which includes a state of the art 5000 square foot concrete skating bowl. The Skatepark of Baltimore is a non-profit organization with an all-volunteer staff. An estimated 35 thousand skaters use the park each year and it is free to all skaters.

: Rochelle Ward of Baltimore goes inverted and grabs her skateboard in the process while doing tricks at the Skatepark of Baltimore. Darkroom on the skate park in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Zachary Lyon of Baltimore rides the lip of the bowl on his skateboard at the Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Matt Price of Baltimore rides his skateboard along a wall being highlighted by afternoon sunlight while at the Skatepark of Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Adam Maske of Hampden does tricks on his bike around the bowl at the Skatepark of Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Rochelle Ward of Baltimore does a split after sliding down the bowl wall at the Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Dave Allison of Middle River performs an “Ollie” at the Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: The shadow of Chris Dash of Baltimore is shown on the asphalt surface of Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Kim Scott of Pikesville leaps over a grind rail at the Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Nino Almazon, 30, a veteran skateboarder from Baltimore grabs his board as he takes a sharp turn while skateboarding in the bowl at the Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Mike Bell of Baltimore flies out of the bowl while skateboarding at the Skatepark of Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Matt Price of Baltimore flies off of his skateboard after trying to skate up a wall. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Josh Ferguson,18, of Baltimore, uses a video camera to record a friend while skateboarding at the Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Zachary Lyon of Baltimore skates out of the shadows of the bowl at the Skatepark of Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Nino Almazon, 30, struggles to maintain his balance as he slides along the lip of the bowl at Skatepark of Baltimore in Hampden. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)