H-Street Skateboards is a skateboard company started by

Tony Magnusson Tony Magnusson (born February 23, 1963) is a Swedish semi-retired professional skateboarder and part-owner of Osiris Shoes. Magnusson gained significant fame throughout the 1980s by inventing several tricks and becoming one of the first professi ...

and

Mike Ternasky Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and docume ...

in 1987. H-Street garnered popularity through their innovative videos and skating .

History

Magnusson and Ternasky went to

George Hamad George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

to pitch the idea for H-Street. Hamad liked the idea and funded the launch and oversaw the production of H-Street. H-Street was named after a street in

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, where several of the original team riders lived, in the "H-Street House". In 1991, Ternasky left H-Street to start

Plan B Skateboards Plan B Skateboards is a skateboarding company based in San Diego California, United States, founded by Mike Ternasky, Danny Way and Colin McKay. PlanB has been manufacturing and selling premium skateboard hard goods and apparel since 1991 . Hist ...

with

World Industries World Industries is a skateboarding company that offers skateboarding products, accessories and clothing. The company was founded by Steve Rocco in 1987. In 1988, Rocco was joined by skater, Rodney Mullen, and then Mike Vallely in 1989. As of ...

, taking several riders with him. In 1993, Magnusson also left H-Street. After years of discussion, Magnusson and George Hamad resurrected the H-Street brand in 2008.

Riders

Past and present: Matt Hensley,

Danny Way Danny Way (born April 15, 1974) is an American professional skateboarder, company owner and rallycross driver who has been awarded ''Thrasher'' magazine's "Skater of the Year" award twice. He is known for extreme stunts, such as jumping into a ...

Brian Lotti Brian Lotti (born 1972, Okinawa, Japan) is an American professional skateboarder, film-maker, and visual artist. Lotti rose to fame in the skateboarding world in the late 1980s while riding for H-Street Skateboards. He is known for his fluid skat ...

, John Schultes,

Sal Barbier Salvador Lucas Barbier or SLB (born July 12, 1969) is an American designer and creative director, widely known for his innovative and trailblazing professional skateboarding career. Early life Barbier was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisian ...

Eddie Elguera Eddie Elguera (born November 12, 1962, in Bellflower, California) is a 2-time world champion skateboarder and senior pastor oC3 Church in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. He is also known by the nickname "El Gato". Eddie graduated fr ...

, Darin “Cookiehead” Jenkins,

Art Godoy Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

, Ron Allen, Magnusson, Steve Ortega, Steve Godoy.

References

External links

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