ATLAS Ledges – Rosemead, CA
February 1, 2010 | Filed Under Skateboarding, SpotCheck | 5 CommentsFirst and foremost, there’s a reason why we aren’t leaking the address to this spot for our latest Spotcheck. Bottom line, it’s not our spot and we don’t want to blow it up online to our visitors. We already told you the city where this is located in, so if you were smart enough and did a little bit of homework aka “Google Maps” then maybe you’ll be able to find this spot on your own.
This isn’t the first time that we’ve skated this spot before. In fact, if you’ve checked our blog on a daily basis (Which you should be doing anyways.) then you might have already caught shots and glimpses of this spot back in 2008. Back then the only things that were skateable here in this abandoned lot were 2 ledges with coping about 40 feet apart from each other. After a couple months of just those 2 obstacles, I guess the locals got bored and revamped it to a new and improved skate spot.
Drop In Of Death
Right as you enter the spot you’ll see a makeshift Double-Sided Ledge created from side-by-side, stacked parking and cinder blocks. I’m not sure if you remember Cory Kennedy’s Girl ad in the Thrasher/Transworld/Skateboarder Mag/Whatevers with the Frontside Bluntslide to Kickflip to Frontside Boardslide? Well shit, if memory serves me correctly this ledge below is the same one? Our boy Damian had to drop a Backside Noseblunt Slide on it in less than 5 tries.
Damian Trammel – Backside Noseblunt Slide
Right after the Double-Sided Ledge, is the Banked Ledge. It’s the original ledge that was there, but slightly revamped with a concrete bank towards one side of it. Perfect for those Noseblunt Slide transfers.
Justin Maruco – Frontside Lipslide
I don’t know the exact history behind the “name of” and “the coming of” this skatespot, but what I do know is that our boy ATLAS CBS always has hitups on these ledges every time we come and skate here. That’s mad BGP’s (BackGround Props) in skate videos if you haven’t already seen it. With that said, we’re unofficially calling this spot the “ATLAS Ledges” even though rumor has it that Jason Hernandez (skater/filmer) was actually the one who created this.
Just a couple of feet from the Banked Ledge is another one, but this time with Pool Coping to top it off.
this is an old school spot!!! iv been seeing mad heads skating hear over the months!
Comment by djnextone — February 1, 2010 #
the corner store across the street has 50cent arrowheads!! everything else is a colonial TAX! $2 KC tallboys?!!??!!? if ya don’t know now ya know…
Comment by rudeboyguansk8 — February 1, 2010 #
This is my neighborhood i grew up on i use to do a lot of graffiti in that area as a kid haha but good to see that abandoned area is being used for something! This is in back of my friends house he skates too haha. I know cuz i remember seeing the Atlas cbs spots when i drove by! Who graffities those cat faces? i been seeing them everywhere haha
-Arme
Comment by Arme UAK OTM — February 2, 2010 #
@Arme UAK OTM – Had to modify your post w/ the edit to the address.
Comment by RICKS — February 2, 2010 #
this spot is on valley blvd just east of temple city blvd on the north side of the street. dont have the address though. right across the street from the Autozone
Comment by misfit — July 3, 2010 #