UW Red Square

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From Tobias Coughlin-Bogue of "Curbed Seattle": The University of Washington’s Red Square is one of Seattle’s classic plaza skate spots. At its height in the early aughts, it was the center of entire era of Seattle skateboarding. You could drop in at nearly any time of day and find your fellows. It’s status as a skate nexus is thanks to the Square’s huge expanse of smooth bricks, upon which you can find almost every obstacle skateboarders enjoy. The spot is anchored by four trapezoidal bulkheads in the middle, which are skatestopped, but still perfect for manual tricks. Grinding typically occurs on the various wooden benches bolted to walls around the massive plaza, but if you’re bold, there’s a six-stair handrail by the administration building that’s skatestopped but still boardslide-able. Of course, there are also plenty of stairs in plenty of different configurations, if you fancy a good old-fashioned carcass huck.
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Added: Wednesday, April 20, 2022