Welcome to: Benny's Brisbane Skateboard Directory The site for skaters in Brisbane, Australia Compiled by Mark Brimson     Broadbeach Waters   Gold Coast, 1 hr south of Brisbane   Built: 1990   Address: Monarco St (Albert Park)   Thinking back to when I first started skating around 1985, there was a bowl structure in the Monarco St park that seemed old and used so much that I was surprised that it was still skatable way back then. Some time since then, the council did have to pull the place down, before it really did crumble into the dirt. For a while, there was a metal structure that resembled a half pipe, being all too narrow and way too tall, 10ft wide and 8ft high, (1ft of pure vert) and just dropping in on it was scarry enough for us at that age. This ramp was resurfaced finally with metal after the ply surface was repeatedly burnt. Then it was cut down to a much more managable 6ft, and is still in the north end of the park, just near the big bridge that crosses Monarco St.   Pic of the ramp itself   Ben Ventress f/s grab, while Max O gets excited?   The bridge construction is more interesting to many skaters nowdays because of its concrete banks that run quite smoothly up its sides. There is also a good stretch of road that you can see in both directions, giving skaters the road as a run up, the bridge banks and also the curbs, a few gaps and other street obstacles that make this place quite fun.   Pic of bank, Ben V kick flip to fakie     email me at:   mbrimson@yahoo.com ***** (click here to send me mail) *****   Click the "BACK" button to return to the previous menu.