Take Me to the River – Part Two

Cal Skate Relics for December 3, 2009 - Waterfront Park Contest

First order of business, a big thanks to Tyler and Damon at Cal Skate for keeping the images flowing for what we call, Cal Skate Relics. This week, we head back down to Waterfront Park for a street style contest, circa 1986. Check out a sea-of-skate-humanity after the turn. Credit: all photos courtesy of Richard Lancefield by way of his son Christopher Lancefield.

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Exhibit 1: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 1: The stage is set

Exhibit 2: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 2: Judges ready

Exhibit 3: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 3: Skate!

Exhibit 4: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 4: Bail or Hood Plant Hop?

Exhibit 5: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 5: Landing and take-off

Exhibit 6: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 6: Graffiti wagon launch

Exhibit 7: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 7: Wave launch

Exhibit 8: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 8: Skater taking their run

Exhibit 9: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 9: Practice maybe?

Exhibit 10: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 10: Possibly more practice?

Exhibit 11: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 11: Chaos on the obstacles

Exhibit 12: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 12: Chaos continues…

Exhibit 13: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 13: The crowds looks on

Exhibit 14: Waterfront Street Style Contest, Circa 1986

Exhibit 14: More skate action

Exhibit 15: Graffiti Car Cal Skate Ad, Circa 1986

Exhibit 15: Cal Skate Ad, circa 1986. Can you find Howard?

If you missed the first series of photos from this contest, click here.

4 Responses to “Take Me to the River – Part Two”


  • Thanks for the flashback! Twas a great time to be a skater in pdx.

  • who wears short shorts

  • I seem to remember Bill Reese jumping into the river after his run….maybe it was the next year?

  • Not sure if this is ’86 or not. Definitely a sea of humanity and the visible point when skateboarding gained some traction in PDX. Props to Howard for throwing the contests, skatepark activism, and keeping a shop open in the early 80s ( the dark ages to most, but some of the best of times for those who were around).

    Most of the pics are shot at a distance but here’s what jumped out at me:

    #2- ( sitting L to R) Judges Danny Sargent, unknown, Adam Musekant, Tyrone Talbert, Howard Weiner, Nick Clark (sitting).
    #3- Dan Feldman- Hood Plant
    #15- Howard’s holding the board, Din Johnson (Owner-Ristretto Roasters/ Buy some of his coffee and vibe him to come out and skate!) to his right, and Jeremy ?( mid 80s Cal Skate employee). Not sure about the rest of them..

    I’ve never seen a pic of the bomb drop in to the river. That would be cool to see after all these years.

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