UPDATE: More Franklin Skateboarding Park Photos
It's not quite ready for skateboarders yet... but it's close!
(This photo was taken at Nashville's Two Rivers Skate Park.)
Maybe it's because of all the rainy days that we've had lately (...not to mention all the tornadoes).
Maybe it's just how the construction process goes (...fast at first, followed by what seems like a snail's pace).
Maybe there's a lot of detail work that we can't see (...because there certainly are a lot of workers on site most of the time!)
Then again, maybe only real skateboarders can appreciate the true skill and hard work that goes into creating a Skate Park (... and therefore, only they can visualize what is just around the corner).
Then...
And now...
Whatever the reason, I've been driving by the Franklin Skate Park for weeks now, yet I keep seeing the same pictures in the viewfinder of my camera.
See The Progress...
I realize that I've been slow at getting more pictures posted here at the Franklin Fun Times Guide...That's mostly because I kept thinking that a "big" change was just around the corner that would make for more exciting photographs.
However, unless you've driven through Jim Warren Park yourself (where the new Skate Park is located), then I guess the following views are better than no views at all.
So here you go, this is what the Franklin Skate Park has looked like for weeks:
Back When They Were Laying The Foundation (3/23/06)...
And I did capture a few pics of the guys laying the foundation for the Skate Park in those early days of construction:
Let There Be Stairs (6/3/06)...
Working hard on a Saturday afternoon (like usual), the skateboard park is taking shape now. Steps are in place, as well as the cement boundary walls:
View the very first photos of the Franklin Skate Park... right after they broke ground.
See What Else Is In Store For This Skateboarding Park...
Check out the actual plans for the Franklin Skate Park on the Site Design Group's website:(username: franklin password: plaza)
I love this park!! I just got this SunnyDaze board and its the biz over the steps
I landed a 900 flip sounds inposible but i done it!
hi i landed a 540 half cab flip woot woot yay
hmmmmf!,,!
skate!,,!
hi i did a flip yesterday on a hill and a try fflip to a nolliemanual and landed im so good i beat chad muscka at the place
hey guys im new to this block well just send me some emails to my page its the yahoo. mail ok love u guys bye
It's open today.
Is the skate park open now. June 17th, 2007?
this is looking like an awsome place yo kick it :) be cool and skate
that's pimpen
this is avesome!
crazy.
love :)
Hi Lynnette -
I just ran across your site when googling for skate park info. Any updates on Jim Warren Plaza? Is the opening date still guesstimated as Aug. 31? Thanks for any info. And, keep up the great site!
Chronic Discontent is advising skaters to wait until opening day to skate the new Franklin skatepark in the post "Hold Your Anarchy" here:
http://chronicdiscontent.wordpress.com/2006/08/04/hold-your-anarchy/
Hello,
I would like to know when the Franklin Skateboarding Park be completed and OPEN to the public? Please e-mail reply.
Joseph King
Did anyone see (in person or on TV) the update regarding a change order in the amount of $15,954 for "shotcrete bowl construction"?
It was on the agenda for the Franklin Board of Mayor & Aldermen meeting on June 20th.
FYI, Franklin Board of Mayer and Aldermen meetings take place on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in the City Hall Board Room (109 Third Avenue South) in Franklin.
The meetings are also broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 10.
when is it gunna be done???