Patrick Smith or Pat Smith is an American fabricator, carpenter, skateboard ramp builder, skate community contributor, professional skateboarder and skate company owner who lives and works in New York City.
Early life and education
Smith was born in Germany, growing up in a military family. Smith grew up getting re-stationed around the world every 3 years, spending most of his youth outside of Baltimore. Smith grew up skating at Lansdowne Skatepark. Smith studied programming at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Skateboarding career
Smith skated for Real Skateboards. After Real, Smith skated for Black Label, appearing in the Label Kills video.
According to Steve Rodriguez, Pat Smith was the first to ollie the doubleset at LES Skatepark. Smith makes an appearance in a Jenkem Magazine's article DISCOVERING EVEN MORE SKATE SPOTS VIA GOOGLE EARTH in 2020.
Patrick Smith emphasizes the need to support your local skate shop. Smith rode for the Pitcrew skate shop in Frederick, Maryland until it closed in 2017.
Skate videos appearances
| Skate video Parts & Appearances | Year |
|---|---|
| Real – Kicked Out Of Everywhere | 1999 |
| Black Out | 2002 |
| 411VM – Issue 61 | 2003 |
| 5boro – Word of Mouth | 2004 |
| CODA – Self Titled | 2008 |
| CODA – Slappy Hour | 2011 |
Ramp building practice
Growing up in rural Maryland, Smith built his own ramps in his early teens out of necessity. Smith has been building ramps his whole life. In 2020, Smith was acknowledged by The New York Times for his contributions to a Long Island DIY skate spot.
CODA CURB PROJECT
Smith and friends poured and donated long concrete curbs to select New York City skate spots and parks including Blue Park.
Coda Skateboards
Smith founded Coda Skateboards.
References
- ^ "SMLtalk with: Pat Smith". smltalk.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Pat Smith Interview – Caught in the Crossfire". Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "One More Try Episode 3 Pat Smith by One More Try • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "NYC SKATE HISTORY WITH STEVE RODRIGUEZ". Jenkem Magazine. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "DISCOVERING EVEN MORE SKATE SPOTS VIA GOOGLE EARTH". Jenkem Magazine. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "REMINDER: KEEP SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL SKATESHOP!". Jenkem Magazine. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- Marshall, Ryan (15 December 2017). "Frederick staple Pitcrew to close after 23 years". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "Coda Skateboards 'Slappy Hour' Promo". Quartersnacks.com. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "What Is the Greatest Skate Video of All Time?". www.paradeworld.com. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- Hartman, Eviana (2015-02-12). "A Secret Skate-Park Clubhouse for Grown-Up Brooklynites". T Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- Waldron, Marcus (2020-08-19). "CODA curb project". Skate Jawn. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
External links
- Pat Smith – episode 3 – One More Try – Podcast – April 2020
- PAT SMITH’S UNRELEASED 151 PART (2004) – NYSkateboarding
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