Olliewood
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Olliewood is the name of an indoor recreation center which houses a skateboard bowl in Hollywood, Florida
. It is owned by Alan Gelfand
, the skater who created the Ollie
. The moniker of the facility is derived from the name of his hometown, where he still lives, and his nickname “Ollie.” It consists of two floors and contains a 48 feet (14.6 m) bowl (a.k.a. the Olliewood Bowl), a video lounge, vintage game arcade and several other amenities for guests and visitors. Opening in 2002, Olliewood was originally just a halfpipe-style ramp. Then the following year it underwent a major transformation and was turned into a bowl. The facility has since hosted several important contests and events. Olliewood has also appeared in media, including a cover with Gelfand on Concrete Wave magazine. Guests and visitors at Olliewood have included Mike McGill
, Steve Caballero
, Andy MacDonald
, Benji Galloway and Jason Ellis
. Pros from Tony Hawk
’s Boom Boom Huck Jam and the Vans Warped Tour
have been known to drop in on Olliewood whenever their shows are in South Florida. Olliewood was initially semi-public, opening its doors to the skate community on certain days of the week. Nowadays it is maintained as a private facility and is strictly invitation-only.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is owned by Alan Gelfand
Alan Gelfand
Alan "OLLIE" Gelfand is the inventor of the ollie, a skateboarding trick.-Life and career:Gelfand moved from New York to Hollywood, Florida with his family in 1968. Alan "Ollie" Gelfand started skateboarding in 1974 after his father bought him his first skateboard. In 1976 he won the South Florida...
, the skater who created the Ollie
Ollie (skateboarding trick)
The ollie is a skateboarding trick where the rider and board leap into the air without the use of the rider's hands. Particularly on flat ground, it is not intuitively obvious how the liftoff is achieved, making the trick visually striking....
. The moniker of the facility is derived from the name of his hometown, where he still lives, and his nickname “Ollie.” It consists of two floors and contains a 48 feet (14.6 m) bowl (a.k.a. the Olliewood Bowl), a video lounge, vintage game arcade and several other amenities for guests and visitors. Opening in 2002, Olliewood was originally just a halfpipe-style ramp. Then the following year it underwent a major transformation and was turned into a bowl. The facility has since hosted several important contests and events. Olliewood has also appeared in media, including a cover with Gelfand on Concrete Wave magazine. Guests and visitors at Olliewood have included Mike McGill
Mike McGill
Mike McGill is an American skateboarder. He is best known for inventing the McTwist, an inverted 540 degree mute grabbed aerial which he first performed on a wooden half-pipe in Sweden in 1984 and then at the Del Mar Skate Ranch in a concrete bowl when he returned to the US. He was inspired by...
, Steve Caballero
Steve Caballero
Steve Caballero is a professional skateboarder and musician. Steve was born in the year of the dragon, and has had several board graphics that feature dragons. He was born with scoliosis.-Life and career:...
, Andy MacDonald
Andy Macdonald
Andy Macdonald is an American professional skateboarder. Macdonald is one of the best-known professional vert skateboarders today, holding the record for the most X Games medals, and winning the World Cup Skateboarding competition eight times...
, Benji Galloway and Jason Ellis
Jason Ellis
Jason Ellis is an Australian professional skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host, and actor. Ellis hosts The Jason Ellis Show weekdays on Sirius XM Radio channel Faction...
. Pros from Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk , nicknamed "The Birdman" is an American retired professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision...
’s Boom Boom Huck Jam and the Vans Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
have been known to drop in on Olliewood whenever their shows are in South Florida. Olliewood was initially semi-public, opening its doors to the skate community on certain days of the week. Nowadays it is maintained as a private facility and is strictly invitation-only.