Comments on: The Paved Wave: Early Skateboarding history of Pensacola Florida

By: Mike Fowler

Mike Fowler — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:19:39 +0000

I remember skating the Paved Wave in 77′ at 12 yrs old and breaking my arm in the 15′ bowl. I thought it was the coolest thing to tell people that I broke it skateboarding in the big bowl at Paved Wave. I also remember seeing Freddy there with his broken arm as well. When Paved Wave closed down me and some friends tried our skills in the Townhouse Motel pool on Cervantes and Palafox. That was so cool getting to skate with the veteran skaters. We also used to skate the banked playground at P.K. Young school in North Hill. It would have been a lot more fun if it would have been smooth asphalt, when you fell there it tore your skin up like hamburger meat!

I met the owner of Paved Wave back in the day and he told me he was also the owner of the Goofy Golf down the road and that kids were tearing up his golf course by skating it, so he built Paved Wave for the skaters and the rest is history! Can anyone confirm this?

Next time there is a reunion of 70’s skaters, please include me.

By: S Glover

S Glover — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:04:54 +0000

Remembering the Paved Wave, Freddy and friends…skating new technology and expression…like surfing at the time, life was more about art and exploration…less about competition and the need for fame and $. Freddy is still a soul surfer and keeps things in perspective. Proud to call him a friend…and glad to be alive in the early days of surf-skate history!

By: MM 3

MM 3 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:06:23 +0000

Yes , the article is correct , The Paved Wave of Pensacola , i was lucky enough to skate it when I was 12 passing thru on a family vacation. It was first park I ever skated , the place was sweet, A total speeed flow surf run!
I’m Goofy , so it was dropping into a high speed frontside carve thru the flippin 15ft bowl , then line up two good backside hacks down the run out . It truly was a paved wave!
An epic training ground !
set up : Sims taperkick 27″ / Trackers / Sims purejuice wheels

By: Kirk

Kirk — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:58:53 +0000

I have lots of photos, video and newspaper clippings from the time in p-cola skateboard history at http://homepage.mac.com/kirk_pitts/skateboarding/index.html

By: Tom G

Tom G — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:49:59 +0000

The location and name is correct, I skated there myself with Freddy and we did start our skating at the Radway Inn parking lot. I actully won one of the throphies handed out during some of the events done there. Some good times and memories, even the winter spent on Pensacola Beach where Freedy attempted to teach surfing but I was MUCH better on land than in the water.

By: pcolasurfer

pcolasurfer — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:10:14 +0000

Kona is in Jacksonville, FL, i skated there just the other day and they have a sick snake run and a deep ass bowl. Id definitly recommend stopping by if your ever in town.

By: Solo Surfer

Solo Surfer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:02:18 +0000

There were paved waves in both Cocoa and Pensacola. I personally skated the paved wave in Pensacola. It didn’t last but a few years, but it was there and it was a significant part of Pensacola Skateboarding history. There is a picture here in the gallery of Greg L. skating the paved wave in Cocoa. The pictures posted here are guys skating the Paved wave in Pensacola.

By: Ummmmm....

Ummmmm.... — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:38:52 +0000

You might want to check your facts just a little before you write articles. The Paved Wave was not in Pensacola, you are confusing it with Kona skatepark. It was in Cocoa. I travelled to skate both as a youngster many a time. And I might say I had a hell of a time in both during the early ’70s. Met some of the local “pros” – big dissapointment in their abilites. Learned that just because your getting your picture published doesn’t make you a great skater. Take Bruce Walker for example, he really was lame even in his day. Oh well, thanks for the flashback of memories…