In case you haven't seen the latest Craigslist post regarding KHVT/Shitside:
KHVT began as a D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) skate spot in 2009 under the
Kingshighway bridge in St. Louis, Missouri with donated materials and
the volunteer efforts of local skateboarders. The spot quickly garnered
the support of the community, the St. Louis City Streets Department and
the City's 10th Ward Alderman, Joe Vollmer, as it transformed a
graffiti- and crime-ridden area into a safe and well-maintained space.
Unfortunately, the 76-year-old South Kingshighway bridge is
deteriorating structurally. The City plans on destroying it and
rebuilding a new bridge within the next year, leaving no legal, free
place for the skaters of the city to skate.
To ensure that the skateboarders of St. Louis will still have a place to
skate, KHVT must act quickly. We are working closely with St. Louis
City's Land Re-utilization Authority (LRA) to find small, unused city
owned properties to be transformed into free, public "skate gardens."
KHVT, now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been working with the
city since 2010 to make the first Skate Garden project a reality - and
we're getting close. The LRA has granted KHVT a $1 annual lease on a
14,000-sqare-foot property on South Morganford. So now all we need is
the funding and materials for the actual construction. More than $17,000
of the $50,000 needed to complete this project has already been raised
through fundraisers, a challenge grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation and
government monies pledged by Ald. Carol Howard of the 14th Ward.
For more info or MONETARY DONATIONS check out KHVT.ORG
or Facebook page @KhvtSaintLouis
MATERIALS DONATIONS are greatly need to help bring the cost of the project down!!!
Things needed:
Clean fill dirt
rebar/road mesh
lumber for forms
retaining wall blocks/cinder blocks
concrete
paver stones/bricks
ceramic tile, intact or broken
gravel
gardening supplies
planters
garden plumbing/ drain plumbing
Volunteer Labor
Any questions about what we will take and info on when and where to
bring donations REPLY TO THIS POST or check out our web site KHVT.ORG
