Long Beach Post: Tony Hawk gives $15,000 to help revive Silverado Skatepark

An effort is underway to repair and renovate the only skatepark in West Long Beach, and it just received support from one of the biggest names in skateboarding history.

Silverado Skatepark was a vision created back in 2010 by the Action Sports Kids (ASK) Foundation, a local organization founded by former Long Beach Councilman Mike Donelon. The 5,000-square-foot park was built on an old tennis court and was designed and built using recycled elements from existing skateparks in the city.

But over time, those elements have been worn down to the point where they are almost unusable, Donelon said in an interview with The Post. Read more here.