Society Skatepark a ‘collision of culture, of art and music’ in Memphis
Skater Dillon Brown does a handplant while practicing technique at the new Society Skatepark & Coffee, an industrial warehouse in Binghampton that was transformed by local skate enthusiasts Mark Horrocks, Matthew Wrage and Zac Roberts. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Skaters wait their turn on the floor at the new Society Skatepark & Coffee, which opened Dec. 22 at 583 Scott Street. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Zac Roberts (left) and Mark Horrocks along with Matthew Wrage (not pictured) transformed an industrial warehouse into an indoor skatepark called Society Skatepark & Coffee, with a retail shop and cafe. The ramps were salvaged from the Hazard County Skatepark near Atlanta. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Skater Aussie Robertson grinds one of the rails at the new Society Skatepark & Coffee. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Skater Adrian Akin (right) grinds one of the rails as Jason Weiner watches at the new Society Skatepark & Coffee, an industrial warehouse in Binghampton that was transformed by local skate enthusiasts Mark Horrocks, Matthew Wrage and Zac Roberts. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Sawyer House, 15, performs one of his favorite tricks, a finger whip, while practicing technique at the new Society Skatepark & Coffee, an industrial warehouse in Binghampton that was transformed by local skate enthusiasts Mark Horrocks, Matthew Wrage and Zac Roberts. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
A spotlight illuminates the colorful skateboards for sale at the new Society Skatepark & Coffee, an industrial warehouse in Binghampton that was transformed by local skate enthusiasts Mark Horrocks, Matthew Wrage and Zac Roberts. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Skater Dillon Brown practices technique at the new Society Skatepark & Coffee, an industrial warehouse in Binghampton that was transformed by local skate enthusiasts Mark Horrocks, Matthew Wrage and Zac Roberts. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Three entrepreneurs devoted a year to rebuilding and remodeling the Binghampton warehouse that opened as Society Skatepark & Coffee in December. The space includes a retail store and coffee shop.
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Binghampton Broad Avenue Arts District Society Skatepark & CoffeeCole Bradley
Cole Bradley, a native Memphian and applied anthropologist, is managing editor of High Ground News.
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