Down on the Corner (1975) Size:24x36 and the important beginnings of

and the important beginnings of the youth-driven skateboarding subculture

The 1968 “Midget Farrelly” shows us inaugural World Surfing Champion

This was one of LeRoy's favorite photographs

30 years later

who went on in the 80s to be a top surfer in the Newport area

Down on the Corner (1975) Size:24x36 and the important beginnings ofThat shot was one of several I did on the street, at Balboa Island, in the summer of 75, just as I was beginning the Skate series. I was shooting some kids that were hot dogging on the street on the sidelines of a small skate contest. I had no idea who they were. A few years later, someone saw them and asked if I knew who that kid was. I said no. He said it was Danny Kwock, who went on in the 80s to be a top surfer in the Newport area, and surfed for