The official opening for Gabriel Park Skatepark is this coming Friday, July 11th at 1:30 pm. The park is located at SW 45th and Nevada. We’ll see you at the park on Friday. If you have the eye skills, feel free to plan your lines before opening day using the 3D image above. Click on the image for a larger view.
Is the 11th for sure? The Mult neighborhood paper ran an article about the park this week that said there was no set date. The piece talked mostly about a dispute between Airspeed and the city over a big chunk of $$, and my impression was that the opening was on hold until they settled it. Maybe they already have?
Portland Parks sent a flyer earlier this week with all the info. Seems like the 11th is the real deal.
http://www.swcommconnection.com/news/story.php?story_id=121423632385927400
I went there last Friday thinking that was opening day, there were already a few people there skating and the fence had an opening so I skated it for a couple hours and didn’t realize until I saw this that it still isn’t actually open.