10 Amazing Skateboarding Photos from Overground's New Street Course

We've been following the progress on Instagram, watching the stair and ramp construction for Overground's new street course. And yeah, we got nostalgic. We looked at our skate shoes that are never, ever used for skating and wondered if some secret talent would be unlocked if we threw a deck...

By Jamie Laughlin

September 9, 2013

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We've been following the progress on Instagram, watching the stair and ramp construction for Overground's new street course. And yeah, we got nostalgic. We looked at our skate shoes that are never, ever used for skating and wondered if some secret talent would be unlocked if we threw a deck down and dove in.

Then we remembered that we're writers who lack any useful motor skills and decided to let photographer Mike Brooks capture the scene in a less bloody, less ambulance-y way. He brought back this completely rad series of pictures.

Check out the new course and the talent dominating the thing through our 10 favorites.

Jamie Laughlin

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