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DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE interview with MARK "RED" SCOTT interview by Scott Lambright I began skating with Red in the late ‘80s. This was prior to any parks in Oregon except Cannon Beach, which was the first public skate park. It was fun if you were already hitting the coast near Seaside, but not worth the two-hour drive. However, back then we did make the drive on occasion. When I met Red, he had built a gnarly ramp at his parent’s house. One side was an 8’ wall that stuck out a foot from the wall with four feet of vert, making it 12’ on one side. Red would do airs from the 8’ to layback grinds on the 4’ vert extension. Red’s style is nothing less than burly, like his ramp back then and everything he has built since. His ramp was outdoors in the winter of ‘89. We would also drive three hours south to Myrtle Creek, Oregon to skate a mini spine ramp. It was outdoors and was public, but still a long drive. Red, Osage and some Portland locals took matters into their own hands. They found a dry location with a banked wal and began mixing cement, making transition up to the bank. The dry location is now known as Burnside. In 1991, Red, Jeff Taylor, Tait Roloff and myself took a skate trip to Daytona Beach, FL which had the first concrete park built since the downfall of the late ‘70s to early ‘80s. The two months or so that we skated and travelled, Red would say “I’m going to build a park when I get back.” He studied different terrain, from the Glory Hole and pools, to skate parks and ramps. He came back to Oregon and began doing what he said he would: “build a park”. Burnside got better and smoother with each new pour and finished section. The smooth cement transitions were down to a science. Red has never cared about recognition, always giving it to his bros and doing it for the cause, to have something quality to skate for everyone. Several towns in Oregon recognized Dreamland’s talent and hired Red and his crew to design and build public skate parks, putting Oregon on the map with the best public skate parks to date; at least the ones done by Dreamland. His actions speak louder than his words. I sat down with Red and his roommate and Dreamland crew member, Tavita, for a few words. Who’s on the crew? Who came up with the Dreamland name? Which parks has Dreamland done? Burnside, Lincoln City, Newberg and Aumsville, is that pretty much it? What inspired the “wheel of fortune” at Newberg–the revolving volcano top? It worked pretty rad, huh? Do you see any other advancements in future skate parks? Like what? How did these cities in Oregon get a hold of you guys to build these parks? I heard that your crew takes total control over designs. Is that true? What if they try to give you restrictions? Where is the next Dreamland park scheduled? What do you think about some of these other parks in Oregon coming out bogus, like Corvallis? Is there much of a break between projects? Has it been consistent? Do you have plans for pool coping? I know you put it on the Butter Bowl, but as far as the public scale . . . What about the new ones? Do you feel private parks affect the public parks scene? And is there any competition? What do you think of the Vans Parks? How long do you see yourself building skate parks. How long will this last? What about the early days of building Burnside? Yeah, I can see that. Who has influenced your skateboarding? To contact Red and the Dreamland crew, go to wwwdreamlandskateparks.com |
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