![]() Kerrigan admitted that Red Bull originally wanted the film to be under 10 minutes, but there was no way to accurately depict something as massive as Philly's skate scene in such a short amount of time. So those two places, FDR and Muni, they deserve their own documentaries in my opinion." Those guys, that's where they hang out and that's their life.when I was a kid, it was 40% of what it is now because they keep adding and building. ![]() It's like a public skate park, but it's city property. Next time you're driving in the city, take a loop around and you'll see a ton. They can try before five and they might get away with it. They have this whole routine during the weekdays that they can only go there after five o'clock or the cops will kick them out. You could go down across the street from City Hall right now and there's going to be skateboarders there. If I had to pick two, it would be Muni and FDR Park. "Definitely Municipal, or Muni they call it," Kerrigan said when asked about his favorite locations. It includes cameos by Red Bull athlete Jake Wooten, who was making his first trip to Philly Nocturnal Skateshop owner and local legend Kerry Getz, who was featured in the above X-Games video and other Philly skaters like Kevin Taylor, Jahmir Brown and more.Īs you can see from the video, LOVE Park and City Hall are noticeably missing, but they've been replaced by several other city spots, most notably Muni, outside the Municipal Services Building at Broad and Arch, right across the street from LOVE Park. The 16-minute mini-documentary on Philly's skate scene was released on Red Bull's site earlier this week and is now available on YouTube. "They brought up the idea and we had some discussions, but they allowed me to build the storyline and it really helped since I'm from Philly and I grew up in the city and outside, so I knew the skate scene really well." "Red Bull has this series called 'Greetings From' and they've done it around the world in like Rio de Jeneiro, Barcelona, Paris, a bunch of different cities that have skate scenes, and I believe there might be one or two in the U.S.," explains Kerrigan, who had been shooting photos for Red Bull and humbly suggests the main reason he was able to land the project, his first film with Red Bull, was that he could film it without any added travel concerns during COVID-19. That's why Philly is the latest city to be featured on Red Bull's "Greetings From" series, which was produced by local filmmaker Colin Kerrigan, who spent the last five months producing and, as a skateboarder himself, filming the project. It's widely considered not just one of the best skateboarding cities on the East Coast or in the United States, but in the entire world. If you spend more than a few minutes in Center City - or anywhere else around the area - you're bound to see a skateboarder, perhaps making his or her way to the nearest park or just out for a leisurely cruise to the local corner store. ![]() But there's no shortage of skaters or destinations. Over the years, the landscape of the city's skateparks have changed, with new parks being built, renovated or moved entirely as the city itself has undergone major changes, including gentrification. "Philadelphia" was one of the game's most popular maps and featured a combo of LOVE Park and FDR Park, which was a hidden area of the level. If you played that game back in 2000, then you're likely well aware of the city's status as a skateboarding Mecca. A year before the X-Games came to town, there was the release of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 (which was recently re-released on the newest gaming platforms). Despite the city waging war on skateboarders, who at the time had very few alternatives when it came to skateparks, Philly's skate scene thrived.
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