Thursday : July 10 : 2008

Bomb Shelter Skate Shop Presents: Tour de 20666 BIG  Bowl Contest Series

july 13th Marginal Way Skatepark 1pm

july 20th Lower Woodland  Skatepark 1pm

july 27th the Ballard Bowl 1pm

jam style format • cash & product prizes

entry fee: $10 for 1 contest $20 for all 3

age groups are:

TIMMYS 15-under

GUNS 30-under

MASTERS 30+

Tuesday : June 10: 2008

Art Show Benefit for Marginal Way Skatepark! Mission in West Seattle Thursday June 12th 8pm 21+

Raffle/DJs/Videos

Silent auction featuring: Tait, Paul Fujita, Q. Quigg, Bruno, LJ, Jesse Edwards, Aaron Filion, Chris Adams, Ego, Roy Wonder, Bobcat, Manbeast, Curtis Alton Jr., Romero Taylor, Eric Holt, Caveman, Leon, Jay Meer, and Lafferty Brothers.

DJs: VerseOmega, Treva, Hightower.

Videos, Footage and Slide Show featuring Jay Meer's Archive.

Raffle: All the goods! 100% of proceeds goes to Marginal Way Skatepark!

Mission 2325 California Ave. SW Seattle, WA 98116

8pm 21 and over

Friday : May 2: 2008

Good stuff coming up. May is looking busy with great events for Marginal Way. Monster Skateboards video premiere, Why Wouldn’t you? Seattle Premiere, and Thrasher Skate Rock 13 tour final stop at Marginal Way! Come support so we can continue to build!

First off we are pleased to announce that our friends at Monster Skateboards are premiering there new video! Two showings Sunday May 4th 7pm $5 CHAC / lower level1621 12th Ave All Ages, Bar w/ ID and also Thursday May 8th 7pm $5 King Cobra 718 E Pike st 21+. Monster Skateboards will also be donating some profits from the two showings to Marginal Way.

Then the following Saturday our own fellow Marginal Way buddy, Jay Meer will be showing a film from Portland, Oregon by Dave Hupp. "Why Wouldn't You", with full parts from Brent Atchley, Josh Falk, Wild Card, Ben Krahn, Mark Scott and Mike Chin. Saturday May 10th 8pm $3 CHAC / lower level1621 12th Ave.

Teaser here: http://www.skateboarding.com/video.jsp?ID=1000005585

Then the next day, Sunday May 11 the much-anticipated Thrasher Skate Rock Tour, final stop Marginal Way! This event is a must see, Thrashers legendary Skate Rock collection is celebrating their 13th release with live music from bands such as Grindline the Band, Bad Shit, Shed, Pissboner, Kilgore, and many more local bands including Board Youth that will be opening up the show for the Seattle stop. Too much to say so go to the Thrasher site for their video blog, MP3's of the bands, and info on the other stops. Come out, it's really a once a lifetime event! Plus we will be grilling up BBQ, selling Tee's and making money to keep building Marginal!

Thrasher Blog: http://www.thrashermagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=9&Itemid=70

Sunday : March 23: 2008

Hello Friends of Marginal Way Skatepark-

We've been busy little DIY beavers this winter and have been working
hard on preparing the skatepark for Phase 2! There are two important
fundraisers coming up this spring and we would be extremely grateful
to anyone who could contribute product for our benefit raffles.
These fundraisers are the lifeblood of the skatepark and every penny
goes into making Marginal Way one of the coolest spots to skate in
the Emerald City!

The first event is sponsored by sleestak.net at the new Capitol Hill
rock club King Cobra, Thursday, April 3 (8pm – close, $5 suggested
donation, 21+). The bill features:
All Bets on Death - http://www. myspace. com/allbetsondeath
Same-Sex Dictator - http://www. myspace. com/samesexdictator

The second event will be the final stop on the Thrasher Skate Rock
West Coast Tour taking place down at Ye Olde Marginal Way on Sunday,
May 11th.
For more info check out:
http://www.thrashermagazine.com/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=102&year=2008&month=05&day=11&Itemid=45

In addition, Jeff Amet, of Pearl Jam fame, has donated a truckload of
concrete we are using to pour the 7’ west wall before the Thrasher
event. We’re also hoping to raise enough money from the King Cobra
show to pour the big south end face wall.

We would also like to acknowledge some recent contributions from
skatepark volunteers: Nucor Steel for an additional two tons of
rebar that has allowed us to keep tying rebar while funds have been
short, and Cari Day, a paralegal who has been guiding us through the
complex process of applying for federal non-profit status.

Thanks again to everyone who has helped support the Marginal Way Skatepark!

If you haven't been down to the skatepark for a while there , there have been

We’ve built a cinderblock retaining wall around the perimeter of Phase 2.

-Marginal Way Collective

Tuesday : December 4: 2007

The Marginal Way Skatepark Association and Seattle skateboarders would like to thank Nucor Steel Seattle, Inc. for their generous donation of 1 ton of 20 3/8 inch rebar to aid in the construction of the non-profit, community built Marginal Way skatepark located in the SODO district of Seattle, Washington.

Saturday : October 6: 2007

In Memory of Slim Fluenza

The Fun House  Presents: Marginal Way Skatepark Weekend Benefit + Mini Ramp Jam.

Saturday October 13th and Sunday October 14th. Read about all the info here.

Thursday : October 4: 2007

Our friends at Monster Skateboards here in Seattle just put out The Marginal Way Skatepark deck! 5 Bucks from each deck goes to us. Two sizes 8" and 8.25" concrete grey dipped! 35 bucks! Made in the USA. Art work by EGO. Support them and us; you can pick them up at Bomb Shelter in Ballard and 35th on Capital Hill. They are limited so get'em fast. Contact us here if you want one and you live outside the Seattle area.

Sunday : September 23: 2007

New Marginal Tee. Shirts donated/printed by Manik Skateboards. Art Quincy Quigg.

Friday : September 7: 2007

Hi Everyone,

Oh yeah it's that time again, the end of the summer Marginal Way Skatepark 2nd annual BBQ. Come down and see the progress of the park. we have been doing some cool stuff over the past year. hopefully this next year we can continue to make more rad shit. the BBQ is going to be fun food, skating, game of CRETE (our version of SKATE) and music. Plus our pal Quincy Quigg illustrated a cool new shirt for us that will be for sale during the event. come down and see what going on at your local Seattle DIY park and help us celebrate and make some money for the start of Fall 07.

Marginal Way Skatepark BBQ

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2007 1:00PM

SKATEBOARDING, MUSIC, FOOD, and GAME OF C.R.E.T.E (REGISTER AT 10 AM). SUPPORT SEATTLE’S D.I.Y. SKATEPARK!

MARGINAL WAY

ROUGH CHUKAR

BOARD YOUTH

SUPPORTED BY:

Midnight IceCream, Bomb Shelter Skateshop, and Monster Skateboards.

Sunday : July 29: 2007

Our work party was a success! Early morning 8am truck delivery, the usual crew was down there like always. Thanks guys and also to some new people that came down to lend a hand. Thanks again to Red Bull for the money to make this whole thing happen.

If you want to register for the Red Bull 10 Stair contest check out there site to read all the details.

Marginal Way Skatepark will be hosting the Red Bull 10 Stair contest 6:00 pm Saturday, August 4. Space is limited (registration starts 2 hours prior to the event).

Jay Meer! Check out more of his work here

Friday : July 20: 2007

Hey Everybody!

Marginal Way Skatepark will be hosting the Red Bull 10 Stair contest
Saturday, August 4. Red Bull has offered to pay for skatepark
improvements as their contribution to the cause.

We will be prepping for a large flat pad and small tranny pour this
Sunday, July 21. We will work all weekend of July 27-29 on the
actual pour and will need as many hands available as possible. This
will be a great opportunity to gain some concrete experience and help
the skatepark enter Phase 2.

Hope to see as many of you there as possible!

Monday : June 13: 2007

Three new things going on.

1. New Marginal Way tee! $15 online (use our paypal) or $10 at local sk8 shops. S, M, L, XL, XXL (Light grey shirt w/ black front print). So far we have them in Snowboard Connection (Seattle location), and soon they will be in Bomb Shelter, 35th, and possibly a few other shops. Thank you Stone Fly Chris for donating the tees and the printing (again).

2. Snowboard Connection is hosting a game of skate at Marginal Way on Tuesday, June 19th - 3pm FREE ENTRY! Come down and enter or watch. We will be there selling MW tee's, water, and maybe BBQ?

3. Along with this event SnoCon is hosting a HUGE day for the upcoming Go Skate Day on Thursday, June 21st. Element Video premier at Capitol Hill Arts Center at 5pm, BBQ, and skate jam at SnoCon at 7-9pm, and then back up to Capitol Hill Arts Center for live music after party from All Bets On Death and Marginal Way 21+ 10pm. Plus $1 PBR beers with all the beer money going toward more material for Marginal Way Skatepark. Go to the SnoCon website blog for more info here.

Monday : April 16: 2007

Marginal Way Skatepark Benefit

Capitol Hill Arts Center • May 3, 07 10:00 PM • 5 Bucks • 21+

Gutbomb • Marginal Way • Lessons in Regret • Rough Chukar • Tonight we Knife

Opening Artist Reception Featuring: Shawn Diaz, LoEnd, David Kaul & Nate West of OliveDoce Collective.
Hosted by Marshall from Manic Skateboards • Local Videos & Raffle!

Supported By:
Capital Hill Arts Center.com • Poster Midget.com • Creature Skateboards • Manik Skateboards • Monster Skateboards • Marginal Way Skatepark.org

Tuesday : April 3: 2007

Skateboarder Magazine put a little blurb about how it is in the winter in the Northwest. Some good Marginal Way and Burnside photos.

http://skateboardermag.com/skateboarder-news-features/exclusives/cht/

Wednesday : March 21: 2007

Marginal Way photos by Brad Shows.

Wednesday : Febuary 28: 2007

A big thank-you goes out to all the peeps who turned up for the MW
Winter Benefit! It was a great night and we raised several hundred
dollars for the skatepark.Marginal Way would like to thank Monster Skateboards, Midnight Ice
Cream skateboards, Ride Snowboards and Bombshelter skate shop for
generously donating their products for the raffle. Big ups to All
Bets on Death, 12 Gauge Saint, The Altarboys, DJ Bobcat and Dickie at
the Capitol Hill Arts Center for the music and entertainment. It was
an awesome night!

Thursday : Febuary 22: 2007

MW Skatepark Benefit Show-Saturday 2.24!

Come out to the CAPITOL HILL ARTS CENTER this SATURDAY FEBUARY 24th for the Marginal Way Skatepark Winter Benefit!

This show features All Bets On Death, The Alterboys, 12 Gauge Saint and DJ Bobcat. There will also be a SICK skate raffle!

Plus NEW Marginal Way tee shirt. Limited sizes and quantities (M, L, XL) $10

The festivities get started at 9:30 (21+) and the super low $4 cover goes directly into building the skatepark.

We just finished several major renovations including new gutters and a drainage system that keeps the park dry all year long. We also completed pouring a new pump bump and we’re building a pillar island – so we’re broke! If you would like to donate online please email info@marginalwayskatepark.org or go to http://www.marginalwayskatepark.org to see some photos.

Major props to Dickey at CHAC for putting this killer bill together!

Sponsored by Capitolhillarts.com, Postermidget.com and Marginalwayskatepark.org

Thursday : January 15: 2007

MW PUMP BUMP WORK PARTY
SATURDAY FEBUARY 17 - 9AM

We'll start working early this coming Saturday morning on the pump
pour. We need lot's of hands to haul bags, work the mixers, and help
get things done. If you have concrete finishing experience, feel
free to come down and bring your tools.

There will be lot's of stuff going on, the BBQ will be fired up and
it'll be lot's of fun, so come on down to Ye Olde Marginal Way on
Saturday!

(Donations of all kinds are welcomed including #80 bags of Hi
Strength Sakcrete, food and beverages)

Sunday : January 13: 2007

Another cold day of work under the bridge at MW. In fact, so frigid, the beer was freezing and snow was falling in Seattle. We set some pool coping on Saturday. Don't touch it for a week or till it's uncovered or big Brad will have your head.

Also, if you like the work that is going on at Marginal please drop a few coins in the donation bucket at Bomb Shelter skate shop in Ballard or email info@marginalwayskatepark.org about a little donation.

Tuesday : January 9: 2007

1st Sunday work party of the year.

Thursday : December 21: 2006

I put together a little animation of some photos i had for the past few years.

To all our friends and supporters, Happy Holidays.

Wednesday : November 29: 2006

Howdy, work is going on down at the park again. Currently we are trying to fix the gutter/drain situation. I am sure if you skate at MW during the rainy season you know what i'm talking about!

We need some cinder blocks please. If you are holden any that you would like to donate to us, please contact.

info@marginalwayskatepark.org

Wednesday : September 6: 2006

SKATE OR D.I.Y.

Marginal Way Skatepark presents:

Fall From Grace, Five Good Reasons, Furious Styles, Marginal Way, Dark Haven, and Open Fire.

Tuesday September 12th, 2006 El Corazon $6 All Ages 5:30 PM Doors 6:00 PM Show

Monday : August 21: 2006

Did you know we raised around $1,350 at our open house on July 30th?

We are really excited to have raised this amount of cash to pay off some debt and pool more money together for phase 2 of Marginal Way in the near future.

Thanks to the following people: the whole Marginal Way crew (you know who you are), Adrian at Square Peg Promotions and all the bands, all the sponsors (Creature, Cold War, Bomb Shelter, Stone Fly, Sno Con, Midnight Ice Cream, Grindline, and One Ball Jay).

We'd also like to thank a few great local publications for covering the event and the park story: Seattle PI, Beacon Hill News & South District Journal, Seattle Magazine, The Seattle Weekly and The Stranger.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/photos/skatepark/

Photos: Ryan Schierling http://www.aural-fixation.com/

Saturday : July 22 : 2006

The Marginal Way Skatepark is having an Open House Sunday, July
30th from noon until 5 pm with a BBQ, best trick contest and live
bands!

It's going to be loads of fun and we are stoked to show off the
nearly completed phase 1 section of MW!

Later that evening we'll get our party on at the MWSA benefit show
at Jules Mae's Saloon in nearby Georgetown with a super secret
line-up of killer bands, a mega raffle, a new t-shirt design and a
few other surprises.
Plus extra evil raffle items curtsy from Creature skateboard!!!

Keep checking here for the latest updates. See you at Marginal Way!

Map Quest here for directions to Marginal Way and also here for Jules Mae's Saloon.

Friday : June 9 : 2006

John Dil, R.I.P.

Everyone who has crossed paths with Dils will miss his lively character. He will be remembered for his dedication to the Seattle skateboard community, masonry, and his family.

Dils - Thank you for your help at Marginal Way. You will be missed.

If you would like to make a donation to the Dil family please email here or use the pay pal link at the bottom left of the page.

Photos: Brad Shows

Photo: Brad Shows

Tuesday : May 16 : 2006

Hello friends and haters of Marginal Way,

It's been some time since the last up date.

But if you didn't know by now, the west wall is covered with pool coping! It’s a good time, come by if you’re in the area. Let's see, other than that the fundraisers have been a great help, thanks to the local skateboard scene help, support them like they support Marginal. If you have some loose bills please donate to us! We are still about $1,000.00 short from paying off our last concrete pour.

Dirty Al Photo:Trevor Phillips

Monday : April 10 : 2006

Marginal Way Benefit April 15th 7pm $7

Casabella Pizzeria (5301 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA)

ALL AGES!!!

Live Music by the Wizards of War, Raffles, Sk8 Videos, Good Fu**ing Times!

This event would not be have happened without the support from the below people. Thank you all!

Special thanks for support to GOODS, Bomb Shelter Skate shop, 35th Skate shop, Manik Skateboards, Monster Skateboards, DIRTY Bearings, and Midnight Ice Cream.

Wednesday : March 22 : 2006

We are doing another fundraiser for Marginal Way Skatepark at the Sunset Tavern on April 1st at 8pm.

The Ones
The Abodox
Glorious Day
Audio Infidels

Thanks to Brent and Kwab for the support. Buy a poster from Brent; they are going to be good looking!

Friday : March 11 : 2006

Fundraisers + Building.

The new additions are great, thank you to all for your support. Enjoy.

photo:Micha Shapiro

photo: Jimmy Clarke

photo: Jimmy Clarke

photo: Jimmy Clarke

Thursday : March 2 : 2006

Canceled build date!

Wednesday : March 1 : 2006

Build date this Saturday March 4th at Marginal Way.

Thursday : February 23 : 2006

OK, this is going to be good!

Special thanks to Bomb Shelter Skate Shop for putting this event together. They are a great skateboard only shop in Ballard, please support them and buy something!

http://www.bombsheltersk8.com

BOMB SHELTER SKATE SHOP PRESENTS

Saturday March 4th, 2006 Sunset Tavern Ballard 6pm $5

Music by Wizards of Wor, The Vaccines, The Fakies, The Projects,and Dirt Poor Crazy People.

DJs! Skate movies! Raffle for kill skate gear!

All money goes to the Marginal Way SkatePark!

Also if you didn’t get a chance to buy a Marginal Way t-shirt in white, we sold out sorry. But here is your second chance, this time they come in BLACK with a BLOOD RED print (scroll down to see design.) We will have a bunch of all sizes, email here $10 at skate shops around Seattle or $15 online.

Go to Concrete in south lake union, 35th north on Capitol Hill, Bomb Shelter inBallard and Alki Bike and Board in West Seattle.

Monday : January 23 : 2006

Hey Everybody,

The tee shirts are here! Buy one or five and help Marginal Way grow!

We have our Marginal Way t-shirts for sale now! You can pick them
up for $10 at skate shops around Seattle or $15 online.
FEED THE BRIDGEBEAST!!!

Use the pay pal link and please tell us your size (most likely their will be only L and XL online left.)

Go to Concrete in south lake union, 35th north on Capitol Hill, Bombshelter in
Ballard and Alki Bike and Board in West Seattle. Also you can hit
me up for one if you see me down there or at Ballard.

Sizes are s,m,l,and xl. Sorry we only have one med. left for online
orders but there are plenty in the shops.

Thursday : January 19 : 2006

LISTEN UP!

This has never been "officially posted", but here it is.

NO BMX BIKES AT MARGINAL WAY

We built Marginal with or own time, risk, money, and labor. We don't BMX, and honestly we all share the same thought that BMX BIKES doesn’t belong at Marginal Way. They are wrecking up the ledge, the ground, etc.

Find your own spot, build something rad.

Tuesday : January 10 : 2006

Hello internet, guess what happened today?

1. We set up a Marginal Way Skatepark Blog.

Click on the BLOG button to your left to see the magic! Go there, post comments, photos, ideas, etc....

2. We are going to have tee shirts printed (by Stone Fly Chris) for your loyal consummation!

It is going to be a small limited run, so email us if you would like to buy one. Some local Seattle area shops are going to carry them. If you're local shop does not know about Marginal Way Skatepark direct them to this site please!

We are thinking like 15 bucks each or if you donate 30 bucks we will mail you one.

The Bridge Beast T-shirt would make anyone feel like a million bucks, buy one and support MW please!

Thursday : January 5 : 2006

Happy New Year!

2006 is looking good for Marginal Way. Since the flat was poured and the additions of the quarter pipe, ledge, and barriers we have seen some major use of the place!

Please help us be good neighbors to the City of Seattle and the surrounding business by staying off of the railroad tracks and cleaning up after your trash.

Stay tuned for some future benefit fundraisers that are currently in the process and of course, like always DONATING to Marginal Way if you can.

Every cent helps, and all of it goes directly into Marginal Way.

Sunday : November 20 : 2005

The flat pad was poured; this has been a busy month for Marginal Way!

Thank you to everyone that came out to help support the park. With out your donations, time, and extra hands this big step would not have happened.

Extra thanks to Grindline for helping with the origination of this pour.

Also to everyone that stayed extra late to help finish.

Friday : November 10 : 2005

River City Skatepark Fundraiser

Saturday November 12, 7pm-10pm

South Park Community Center, 8319 8th Ave South

BANDS, RAFFLE, $5.00 BUCKS

Support them; you know that we need more skateparks in Seattle!

Thursday : November 3 : 2005

The work was done and we have some new stuff to skate!

Big thanks to Chris H. and Dan B. for the hard work. Photos: Dan Barnett

Saturday : October 29 : 2005

Hey folks -

We need a couple people to help out on a project this Tuesday, November 1st at 9 AM.

We are transferring a concrete QP and a concrete ledge down to the MW site. Please contact Dan Barnett @ 206.818.2294 or email info@marginalwayskatepark.org if you are able to help out
for a few hours on Tuesday.

Thanks!

Friday : October 14 : 2005

Last Friday we did a bit of clean up and planning. We have some great things planned, stay tuned out their in Internet land! In the mean time come down and push around.

oh, and also please donate.

Tuesday : October 04 : 200

Thank you to everyone who has used the new PayPal Donation Button. We still need help more help.

Sunday : October 02 : 2005

The new web site is finally up. Check back for news, events, and all the other happenings.

We have a Pay Pal donation button on this home page. Please support Marginal Way by donating a few dollars for building materials.   All money from donations goes directly into materials for Marginal Way.

Saturday : September 24 : 2005

Good news came in the mail today from the Seattle Department of Transportation.