Another classic skate shop, Quarterback, get to show their roots. Hills was also a significant player at this point, even though their advert concentrated on the infamous scooters. NHR were sticking to the BMX purist approach, while the Empire Skate Building in Warrington were skate through and through. The Warrington roller rink played a crucial role in the revival of skateboarding. It was here that many of the key events of the era took place.
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Skateboard History Quaterback, NHR, Hills and Empire Skate Warrington Adverts 1987
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Adverts &Issue 58 November 1987 timlb 13 Dec 2005 1 Comment
Rick Curran responded on 22 Jan 2009 at 11:40 pm #
Hi Tim,
I just found this old Empire Skate Building leaflet amongst some old skate magazines, I was googling to see what year it would be from and found your post.
You can see the pictures of the leaflet at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/suburbia_org_uk/sets/72157612830478359/