In the early 1960s, Bill Eppridge of Life magazine captured the dawn of New York City skating in this awesomely antique photo series.
A group of boys skate down a street that probably hasn't been paved since.
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Skaters pose for a photo in Central Park while the boy on the right stifles his vomit.
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A kid wipes out on a homemade board and take his friend down with him.
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A woman positions her dog on a skateboard while a turnt-up young boy body-boards past her.
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