For those of us who live in a country that seems to go out its way on a regular basis to destroy skate spots it was nice to see that the Montreal Impact was able to move the entire structure to a new location, according to a post on Impact Montreal.
The 175-ton concrete structure known as the Big-O is an historic monument that was built in 1976 for the Montreal Olympic Games. It became a symbol for the international skateboarding community. . . The structure was moved 25 meters and will keep the same incline at its new location. . . “We understood when we first build the stadium that the Big-O was a huge deal to the skateboarders,” said Montreal Impact President Joey Saputo. “When we decided to expand the stadium, we had no choice but to put a big column in its location. We needed to move it to save it. Everyone in the project was pretty confident it could be done.”
Amazing what can be done when people take skateboarding seriously.
[Link: Montreal Impact via SkateDaily.net]
