Patrick Smith or Pat Smith is an American fabricator, carpenter, skateboard ramp builder, skate community contributor, professional skateboarder and skate company owner who lives and works in New York City.[1][2]

Early life and education

Smith was born in Germany, growing up in a military family.[3] Smith grew up getting re-stationed around the world every 3 years, spending most of his youth outside of Baltimore.[3] Smith grew up skating at Lansdowne Skatepark.[1] Smith studied programming at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.[3]

Skateboarding career

Smith skated for Real Skateboards.[1] After Real, Smith skated for Black Label, appearing in the Label Kills video.[1]

According to Steve Rodriguez, Pat Smith was the first to ollie the doubleset at LES Skatepark.[4] Smith makes an appearance in a Jenkem Magazine's article DISCOVERING EVEN MORE SKATE SPOTS VIA GOOGLE EARTH in 2020.[5]

Patrick Smith emphasizes the need to support your local skate shop.[6] Smith rode for the Pitcrew skate shop in Frederick, Maryland until it closed in 2017.[7]

Skate videos appearances

Skate video Parts & Appearances Year
Real – Kicked Out Of Everywhere 1999
Black Out 2002
411VM – Issue 61 2003
5boro – Word of Mouth 2004
CODA – Self Titled 2008
CODA – Slappy Hour[8] 2011

Ramp building practice

Growing up in rural Maryland, Smith built his own ramps in his early teens out of necessity.[9] Smith has been building ramps his whole life.[9] In 2020, Smith was acknowledged by The New York Times for his contributions to a Long Island DIY skate spot.[10]

CODA CURB PROJECT

Smith and friends poured and donated long concrete curbs to select New York City skate spots and parks including Blue Park.[11]

Coda Skateboards

Smith founded Coda Skateboards.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "SMLtalk with: Pat Smith". smltalk.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Pat Smith Interview – Caught in the Crossfire". Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "One More Try Episode 3 Pat Smith by One More Try • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. ↑ "NYC SKATE HISTORY WITH STEVE RODRIGUEZ". Jenkem Magazine. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. ↑ "DISCOVERING EVEN MORE SKATE SPOTS VIA GOOGLE EARTH". Jenkem Magazine. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  6. ↑ "REMINDER: KEEP SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL SKATESHOP!". Jenkem Magazine. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  7. ↑ Marshall, Ryan (15 December 2017). "Frederick staple Pitcrew to close after 23 years". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  8. 1 2 "Coda Skateboards 'Slappy Hour' Promo". Quartersnacks.com. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  9. 1 2 "What Is the Greatest Skate Video of All Time?". www.paradeworld.com. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  10. ↑ Hartman, Eviana (2015-02-12). "A Secret Skate-Park Clubhouse for Grown-Up Brooklynites". T Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  11. ↑ Waldron, Marcus (2020-08-19). "CODA curb project". Skate Jawn. Retrieved 2020-09-01.


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