these organizations have a functioning look back library that is accessible to the public:
CALIFORNIA locations from south to north.Slappy's Garage {downtown} - 465 17th St, San Diego, CA 92101 @slappysgarage
Slappy's Garage {Linda Vista} - 6585 Osler St San Diego, CA 92111 @slappysgarage. 2 blocks from Linda Vista Skatepark
The House Skate Shop - 637 South Santa Fe Ave #C, Vista, CA 92083 @thehouseofvista
Heritage Skate Shop - 1019 South Coast Hwy Oceanside, CA 92054 @heritagesktbds
Republik of Kalifornia - 219 S El Camino Real #A, San Clemente, CA 92672 @republikofkalifornia
Socal Skate Shop - 24002 Vía Fabricante #404, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 @socalskateshop
Focus Board Shop - 20025 Lake Forest Dr # 103, Lake Forest, CA 92630 @focusboardshop
Joker's Skate Shop - 9606 Hamilton Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 @jokers_skate_shop
Long Beach Skate - 3142 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA 90804 @lbskateco
Transitions - 422 E Sepulveda Blvd. Carson, CA 90745 @transisions_sk8
Apt Skate Shop - 1219 El Prado Ave Torrance, CA 90501. @aptskateshop
Furnace - 10100 Valley View St, Buena Park, CA 90620 @furnaceskate
3043 Board Shop - 3043 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280 @3043boardshop
South Bay Skates - 3594 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance, CA 90504 @southbayskates
Unmodern Industries - 11783 Slauson Ave, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 @unmodern1
88 Skate Supply - 1200 W Whittier Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631 @88skatesupply
Concrete Visionary - 1155 S Main Los Angeles, CA 90015 @concrete_visionary {under construction}
The Garage Board Shop - 759 S Atlantic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022 @the_garageboardshop
Overcast Skate Shop - 28780 Old Town Front St, Temecula, CA 92590 @overcastskateshop
Kingswell - 4651 Kingswell Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 @kingswell_losfeliz a @theskateboardmag focused library
LA SKATE - 5401 Santa Monica Blvd LA, CA 90029. @lask8
Pawn Shop Skate Co. - 144 N Citrus Ave, Covina, CA 91723 @pawnshopskateco
Crooks Skate Shop - 3764 9th St, Riverside, CA 92501 @crooks_skateshop
Skateboarding Hall of Fame - 1555 Simi Town Center Way #230, Simi Valley, CA 93065 @skateboardinghalloffame
Blackhole Skate Shop - 427 N Ventura Ave, Ventura, CA 93001 @blackhole_skateshop
Solvang Skate Shop - 446 Alisal Rd #14 Solvang, CA 93463 @solvangskateshop
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Lighthouse Skate Shop - 16 B Helena Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 @lighthouseskateshop
Lead Skate Shop - 731 N Maclay Avenue San Fernando, CA 91340 @leadskateshop
Impact Skate Shop - 1809 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301 @impact_skateshop
Awake Skate Shop - 260 N Ashland Ave, Lindsay, CA 93247 @awakeskateshop
Krown Skate Shop - 319 Main St #7, Salinas, CA 93901 @krownskateshop
Skate Works - 379 State St. Los Altos, CA 94022 @skateworks
Red Curbs Skate Shop - 40923 Grimmer Blvd Fremont, CA 94538 @redcurbs
Rob's Skate Academy - 14492 Wicks Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577 @robskateacademy
San Francisco Skate Club - 635A Divisadero San Francisco, CA 94117 @sfskateclub
Mission Skate Shop - 3045 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110 @missionsk8shop
510 - 2506 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 @510skateshop
Proof Lab - 244 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley, CA 94941. @prooflab {right next to their killer mini ramp in back}
Brotherhood Board Shop - 1422 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 @brotherhoodboardshop
Sonoma Originals - 17400 Sonoma Hwy, Sonoma, CA 95476 @sonoma_originals
Boulevard Skate Shop - 2309 K Street #100, Sacramento, CA 95816 @boulevardskateshop
Sac Ramp - 7000 Franklin Blvd #620 Sacramento, CA 95823 @sac.ramp
Lines - 3342 Mather Field Rd, Rancho Cordova, CA @linesskateboarding
Abstract Skate Shop - 312 Lincoln St, Roseville, CA 95678. @abstract_skate
Western states + Canada
Antisocial - 2337 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3C9, Canada @antisocialshop
Unknown Board Shop - 302 W Champion St, Bellingham, WA 98225 @unknownboardshop
Pops Skate Shop - 2826A Rucker Ave Everett, WA 98201 @everettpops
Black Market Skates - 8114 Aurora Ave N. Seattle, WA 98103 @blackmarketskates
All Together Skatepark - 3500 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103 @alltogetherskatepark
35th Avenue - 28717 Pacific Hwy S #5, Federal Way, WA 98003 @35thavenue
Method - 822 Court A, Tacoma, WA @themethod253
Unity Skate Shop - 944 Bay St, Port Orchard, WA 98366. @unityskateshop
Alchemy Skateboarding - 311 South 7th, Tacoma, WA 98402 @alchemy_skateboarding
Noping - 304 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA 98501 @nopingtheshop
Bonzi's - 633 Yakima Valley Hwy. Sunnyside, WA 98944 @sk8atbonzis
Shrunken Head Skate Shop - 531 SE Morrison Portland, OR 97214 @shrunkenheadpdx
Cal's Pharmacy - 1400 E Burnside St. Portland, OR 97214. @cals_pharmacy
Stronger Skatepark - 6102 SE King Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222 @stronger_skatepark
Faulkner Skate Shop - 1678 Beavercreek Rd #I Oregon City, OR 97045 @faulkner_skate_shop
Milk Skateboard Store - 252 SW Madison Ave, Corvalis, OR 97333 @milkskateboardstore
Rival Skate Shop - 1509 W 6th Ave. Eugene, OR 97402 @rivalskateshop
SOL SK8S - 484 SE 9th St #150, Bend, OR 97702 @solsk8s
Board of Missoula - 618 S Higgins Ave, Missoula, MT 59801 @boardofmissoula
Spirit Skate Shop - 7 First Ave E #3, Kalispell, MT 59901 406-755-5689
Launch - Community through Skateboarding - 1007 N College Ave #B Ft. Collins, CO 80524 @launchskate
Square State Skate. Boulder, CO semi private skate camp DM for access @squarestateskate @squarehousewarehouse
Satellite Board Shop - 3044 Valmont Rd Boulder, CO 80301 @satelliteboardshop
Curbside Skatepark - 3535 S Irving St, Englewood, CO 80110 @curbsideskatepatk
Mountainside Skate Shop - 741 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829 @mountainsideskateshop
Ramps and Alleys - 645 E Rainbow Blvd, Salida, CO 81201 @rampsandalleys
The Hive - 1150 Main Avenue #A Durango, CO 81301 @thehivedgo
The Drop Board Shop - 123 Oak Street Telluride, CO 81435 @thedropboardshop
Milosport - 3119 E 3300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84109 @milosport
CrossRoads Skatepark - 251 W 12th Street Ogden, UT 84404 @crossroads_skateshop
Microwave - 107 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM @microwaveskateshop
Filter - 2601 Juan Tabo #D, Albuquerque, NM 87111 @filterskateboardshop
Enchantment - 310 E Hwy 66 Gallup, NM 87301 @enchantment.skate.shop
Mortal Skate Shop - 146 S 4th Ave Tucson, AZ 85701 - @mortal_skateshop
--------Eastern states--------
Continuum - 49 Spring St #A, Charleston, SC 29403 @continuumsc
Crooks - 5640 Montana Ave suite J, El Paso, TX 79925 @crookselpaso
Devotion - 11277 E Northwest Hwy Suite 150 Dallas, TX 75238 @devotionskateco
Deviance Skate Supply - 613 Indiana Ave, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 @devianceskatesupply
Southside Skate Shop - 11197 Westheimer Rd. Houston, Texas 77042 @southsidehtx
The Daily Shredd Skatepark - 200 NW 142nd Street, OKC, OK 73013 @the_dailyshredd
Nine One Skate 502 E 3rd St, Tulsa, OK 74120 @nineoneskate - {on hiatus}
Tribe Skate Shop - 115 S Chestnut St, North Platte, NE 69101 @tribe_skateshop
Precision - 1622 O Street Lincoln, NE 68510 @precisionskateboards
Central Skate Shop - 2905 N 59th Street Omaha, NE 68104 @centralskateshopomaha
Riot Skatepark / Tiny Skate Shop moving locations / on hiatus @riot_skatepark
Faith Skate Supply - 1201 2nd Avenue North #B, Birmingham, AL 35203 @faithskate
Reset Mercantile - 2407 Montgomery Hwy #A Dothan, AL @resetmercantile
Change - 5339 Cliff Gookin Blvd, Tupelo, MS 38801 @changetupelo
Brazen Skateboards - 6086 US-98 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 @brazenskateboards
Waterboyz - 380 N 9th Ave Pensacola, FL @waterboyz
Relief Skate Supply - 229 Harrison Ave, Panama City, FL @relief_skate_supply
Necessary Skate Co - 3441`Bannerman Rd Tallahassee, FL 32312 @necessaryskateco
Phaze One Skate Shop - 615 Railroad Square #1 Tallahassee, FL @phazeoneskateshop
Samurai Skate Shop - 920 NW 2nd Street Gainsville, FL 32601 @samuraiskateshop
Anchor Skate Supply - 501 16th Street South, St Petersburg, FL 33705 @anchorskatesupply
Magic City Skate Shop - 533 NE 83rd Street Miami, FL 33138 @magiccityskateshop
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518 Underground - 561 W Eau Gallie Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32935 @518.underground
The Block Skate Supply - 1717 N Main Street Jacksonville, FL @theblockskatesupply
Plus - 1646 E Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL @plusskateshop_orlando
Galactic G - 2020 N Orange Ave. Orlando, FL @galacticgskateshop
Society Skatepark - 583 Scott St, Memphis, TN 38112 @societymemphis
Minus - 2196B E 54th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220 @minusskateshop
Rhett Skateboarding - 209 S Rogers Street, Bloomington, IN 47404 @rhettskateboarding
Killer Skatepark 5700 Morgan Ave, Evansville, IN 47715 @killerskatepark
Just Skateboarding - 184 E South Boundary Perrysburg, OH 43551 @justskateboarding
Tri-Star Skates 5360 Brookpark Rd Cleveland, OH 44134 @tristarskates
Demented Skate Shop - 5617 Liberty Fairfield Rd #1, Liberty Township, OH 45011 @dementedshredshop
Cream City Skatepark 5560 N Park Dr. Butler, WI 53007 @creamcity
Freedom - 512 State St, Madison, WI 53703 @freedom_skate_shop
Flying Low - 4509 Monona Dr #A, Monona, WI 53716 @flying_low_skateshop
The Kindness - 143 Third St, Baraboo, WI 53913 @thekindnessskateshop
Olliewood Action Sports - 3125 Cedar Crest Ridge #B, Dubuque, IA 52003. @olliewoodactionsports
Familia HQ Skatepark - 835 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414 @familiahq
THIS Skate Shop - 625 1st Ave N, Fargo, ND 58102 @thisskateshop
Ground Floor Skateboards - 333 E State St, Rockford, IL 61104. @groundfloorskateboards
Fargo Skateboarding - 629 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115. @fargoskateboarding
F A Skates - 6 W Busse Ave, Mt Prospect, IL 60056 @fa_skateshop
Wood and Wheels - 806 Downing St O'fallon, MO 63366 @wood.and.wheels
Plus Skateboarding - 33335 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336 @pluskateboarding
Refuge - 24334 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124 @refugesk8shop
Olympia Skate Shop - 1145 Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 @olympiaskateshop
K-Zoo Skate Zoo Skatepark - 1502 Ravine Rd Kalamazoo, MI 49004 @sk8zoo
AUSTRALIA::::
Hemley Skateboarding - First Floor, 259 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia @hemleyskateboarding
The Netherlands:::::
Skatepark Utrecht - Koningin Wilhelminalaan 4, Utrecht @skateparkutrecht
Noord Skatepark - Aambeeldstraat 12 Amsterdam, Netherlands @skateparknoord
Ben G Skate Shop - Nieuwezijids Voorburgwal 142, Amsterdam, Netherlands @ben.g.skateboardshop
Public Skate Shop & Library - Sonsbeeksingel 111, Arnhem, Netherlands. @public_skateshop_arnhem
Spit & Sawdust Skatepark - Unit B Rhymney River Bridge Road, Cardiff CF23 9AF United Kingdom @spitandsawdust_skatepark
Fish Skates - 7A Avenida 13-01, CC La Cupula, Zona 9, Local 10, Guatemala City, Guatemala @fish.skate
these organization's libraries are available by appointment only:
Look Back HQ - San Diego, CA - kevin@lookbacklibrary.org
Borrowed Time Farms - Fallbrook, CA - borrowedtimefarms@gmail.com @borrowedtimefarms
Six Stair - Los Angeles, CA - buddycoan@gmail.com
The Orchid - Goleta, CA - mike taylor - Orchidskatepark@gmail.com
Cowtown - Tempe, AZ - trent@cowtownskateboards.com
Missouri Vortex aka Hermann's Hole near Hermann, MO - DM JP @missourivortex to see if you can get an invite to skate this special DIY and destination!
Seek Skate Camp / Wy'East Academy {formerly Windell's} - Oregon - for campers/students only
The Boardr - Tampa. FL - jared@theboardr.com
these private collectors benefit from our services:
Michael Burnett @burnout @thrashermag
Jamie Thomas @jamiethomas @zeroskateboards @garagedayscollection
Paul Schmitt @professorschmitt
Jeff Landi @jefflandi
Dave Bergthold @blockhead_skateboards
Nico van der Wel of Hardcore Supplies in the Netherlands @hardcoresupplies
Greg "Schmitty" Smith @epiclytrife @thrashermag
Patrick the Thrasher magazine dude @the_thrasher_magazine_dude
Steve Batton @oldirtybatton
Nick Halkias @theskateboardmuseum
Donny Barley @donnybarley
Phil Burcher @hoot_ride
Steve Andel @steveandelphotography
Bryce Kanights @originalBK
Volcom HQ @volcom volcomskate
Bryan Ridgeway
Jesse Prim @rippingfeather
