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Spohn Ranch Finalizes Lake Street Skatepark Design

Spohn Ranch and the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Recreation and Parks are teaming up to renovate the skatepark at the Lake Street Community Center. Located between Echo Park and DTLA, the Community Center’s existing skatepark features a modest collection of wood ramps that are reaching the end of their lifespan. Our design/build project will expand upon the current … FULL POST »

Hard Work Pays Off for Harbor City Skatepark

Spohn Ranch and our client of two decades, the City of Los Angeles, are teaming up for a new concrete skatepark at Harbor City Park in Harbor City, California. The 11,000 square foot skatepark will occupy an under-utilized space in the southwest corner of the park, at the intersection of Lomita Boulevard and Belle Porte Avenue. After several years of … FULL POST »

Spohn Ranch Breaks Ground On New Castaic Skatepark

After several months of permitting and paperwork with the County of Los Angeles, Spohn Ranch’s design/build project at the Castaic Sports Complex is off to the races, with a target completion of December. The Castaic Skatepark will occupy a horseshoe pit area just north of the Sports Complex, right off Interstate 5 and about 10 miles north of Santa Clarita. … FULL POST »

RANCHO CUCAMONGA SKATE SPOT CELEBRATES OPENING

In 2011 the City of Rancho Cucamonga was awarded a grant to build a recreational park on a vacant plot of land parallel to Madrone Avenue. Shaped by input from the local community, “Los Amigos Park” was born. The City’s landscape architect, RJM Design Group, presented Spohn Ranch with a design challenge – create a skatepark within a circular footprint while maintaining good … FULL POST »

New skatepark destination opens in City of Rosemead

A stone’s throw east of Los Angeles lies the City of Rosemead – home to over 50,000 residents, but up until 3/25/17, no skatepark. As one of the last Los Angeles-area cities without a public skatepark, city officials knew if they were going to wait this long, they had to do it right. First step was contacting the professional skatepark builders … FULL POST »