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The House of Steam offers a unique first hand look into the Golden age of skateboarding (late 80's, early 90's) With 100's of pictures and first hand accounts from all the people and professionals who made it happen.
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292: More Cheap Skate Artifacts on the way.
Click the image to In biggin. Art by Ken Sigafoos For the last couple month I have been receiving (and hoarding like treasure) a lot of great artifacts for the archive. 20-30 never before seen B...
291: Rocky and Tag by Corn on the Barn Platform 1986?
Rocky Vertone and Dan Tag at the Barn NJ 1986 Photo Ben Cornish This is a true classic, I remember Corn developing it in our high school darkroom. Corn is standing on the beam that ran across...
290: Remember the first time you dropped in on a ramp? Ryan Sheckler vs. The Mega Ramp
Ok, everyone remembers the first time they dropped in right? No need to describe the feeling. Skateboarding has come a long way since those small backyard ramp days, at time skaters seem more like ...
289: Another lunchtime session: Bernie O’Dowd Wreckroom Skateboards
OK its official in my book, Bernie and Corn have got the life! Go checkout Wreckroom, I hear there is a new Darren “Moose” Menditto board. Jason Posted in Bernie O'Dowd, California, TEA...
287: Another Sigafoos gem: Schmitt Stix, Reese Simpson
Art by Ken Sigafoos Another gem by Steam boy Sigafoos. Jason Posted in Art of Ken Sigafoos, Ken Sigafoos, TEAM STEAM Tagged: bam, Jason oliva, Ken Sigafoos, ramp, Reese Simpson,...
286:Cheap Skates Sticker, PA Circa ?
This oughta make a cool screen saver! Thanks to the person who emailed me this gem! Name the artist? Jason Posted in Board Graphics, Cheap Skates, Pennsylvania, skateboarding, Vert Skating ...
281: The Captain John Ballon and Jim Murphy. Captured by Ben Cornish
The Captain John Ballon and Jim Murphy The Barn Photo by Benjamin Cornish A true classic from the Ben Cornish vault. This image does more to transport one to The Barn then almost any other I have arc...
280: And it was all probably just a random Wednesday night at The Barn:Part 2, Stevie “D” Mannion
Steve Mannion The Barn New Jersey circa 1986 Photo Dave Padulo Listen you Punks Skate at your own risk Spray can mural on the wall…All those years at the Barn and that was all the Insura...
279: And it was all probably just a random Wednesday night at The Barn:Part 1
Hey Jason- Congrats on 2 years and 100,000 + Hits. Hopefully these shots will ring in year 3 with a bang. I swear, my parents basement is the gift that just keeps giving. I’d been looki...
278: Tag by Jay Henry Rhode Island Fred Smith’s Skate Hut
Jason Henri on board once again! “Where is that bitch this time?” you must asking yourself. Back in good ole Richmond mother f-ing VA baby! I was communicating with Tag today via MyGaySpac...
277: Team Steam’s Tom “The Rock” Boyle Warped tour circa 95
Tom “The Rock” Boyle Warped tour circa 95 Lets thank Rob for this here gem of a pic. Jason...
276: Darren “Moose” Menditto FDR circa 1996
Darren Menditto FDR circa 96 Rob Mertz found this gem of Team Steams own pulling a powerful frontside invert in Philly. Check out Darrens Wreckroom board!! Jason Lotta Barn shots from the Padulo...
274: The House of Steam: July 20th, 2 Years!! Benjamin Cornish’s Super 8 Youth (The Directors cut)
Its 2 years on and here is how things stand: 100,000+ hits!! (right on the anniversary too) 274 entries into the archive scattered across 500 categories. 491 comments No money generated. No Mone...
Team Steam Trading Cards (series 1): Circa 1986
So here we have Series 1 (series 2 to be scanned and posted soon) of the Team Steam Trading cards. All of which were created on the old school printing press in our High School graphics arts depart...
The O.C. Unknown Skater. Can anyone recognize?
I received this cool pick of OC Marylands Blue Steel ramp. It was taken in June or July of 1987. I get quite a few of these great shots(looking at you Dennis) of Unknown Skaters so I thought I w...
269:The Almighty Sean Miller 1990 National Champion, Cheap Skates Business Card
Quite an addition to the archive!!...
Hell’s YEAH!!! Shut Skate Mechanics Shop- 158 Orchard st. Between Rivington and Stanton–NYC!!
Click to en-biggen Some of my favorite people near my favorite place on Earth. Wish I could be there but alas the UK is far and away. Dont miss out! Check out the shop an send me photos!!I dig th...
Shot of the week over at Skate and Annoy! Thanks Kilwag
Got an email from Kilwag the editor over at Skate and Annoy. He wanted to use one of the Hosoi pics for his shot of the week (so he did). Head over to Skate and Annoy and check out one of the coolest ...
Hey Look, Todd Morrow! Dunedin 2007
Sorry so slow. Real life has stolen my House of Steam time lately. But I “Musn’t Grumble” So here are a couple contemporary pictures of Skate Hell Team rider Todd Morrow. He is st...
Here is the current YouTubeSkate Video list. Help me add to it!
#1:Rob Mertz Stone Edge 1990 #2:Tom Groholski @ Title 10 in Philly #3:Tom Groholski - Lost Skatepark #4:The House of Steam Year One Video #5: S-ONE Encinitas Bowl Session 2007: Adrian Demain, Nolan Jo...
Wow, I havent been on the site in a long time. Jason Oliva Washington DC 1989: Jimmy Pelletier skates 45 miles for MS and we reconnect after 20 years too……OR “Commonplace events become adventure when you start recounting them” -> Jean-Paul Sartre!
Jason Oliva 1989 Drained reflecting pool Lincoln Memorial. Washington DC P.S. I am wearing a sweatshirt that said College across the front Ala Jim Belushi Animal House…Wish I still had it. Pho...
It was always Papo, Pup and Jeremy…..Irene Ching
It was always Papo, Pup and Jeremy or some combination of the 3, adding in sometimes Andy (Kess) and James Minor. These were the NYC heads riding vert ramps then, covering the tri-state area (NJ, PA, ...
New Jersey Skate Legend JT Murphy. Films by Jeff Roenning 1990
Ummmm? These are priceless! Is that Lake Riviera and the 78 ditch I spy in the first one. I am going on a holiday next week so I figure I will leave these up till I return, see how many comments we...