in the 1970's
=Skateboarding became a professional sport in the late 1960's==Hope this helps you =p=
No.
one square mile
yes a big hobbie for adults and kids
Tony Hawk brought skateboarding to what it is today, he was one of the first people to do alot of big things in skateboarding.
no
Skateboarding was on and off with popularity but I would have to say the biggest rise of popularity would be the 70's in the whole Dogtown Z-Boys era.
Skateboarding became a extreme sport today by what people did with the sport back when they invented it. The most extreme way of skateboarding is by vert skating. Which by the most part is showed the most by Tony Hawk, a professional vert skater. ----
Voodoo 13...As it't commonly known.. skateboarding was an invention as a result of surfers still wanting to surf when the waves weren't big enough to ride..
Terry Kennedy turned professional for Baker Skateboards in 2005. He is known for his stylish skateboarding and has been an influential figure in the skateboarding community since then.
skateboarding people......
in the 60's and 70's skateboarding became popular as "surfing on concrete"