Talks + Conferences Virtual

Build It and Ride: How Skateboards Began

presented by

Craft in America Center

In-person and online talk by Todd Huber, skateboard historian and founder of the International Skateboarding Hall of Fame on the DIY origins of the skateboard.

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Craft in America Center

8415 W 3rd St

Los Angeles,

90048

Virtual

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