Spindle is a quick summer project for First Gear Skateshop filmed by Jacob Huerta. The edit features some of Berywn's Illinois few good spots and the first gear team making the most of them. Since the shop moved to Chicago in the past few weeks, this video is the last remnant of the old location of the shop. First Gear's legacy may always be based in the (708) Berywn / Cicero area, there's just too much history.
Skateboarding in this area has died and been reborn so many times, and with the shop moving, this video is like watching it being born and dying at the same time. However at the end of the day I'm grateful to meet such a motivated filmer who just happened to be down to film a video featuring ton of random neighborhood spots with their respective inhabitants, instead of all of the iconic Chicago spots. It's just another example of when you look for cutty spots, you always find 'em.
The area of the Cermak plaza is particularly special to me because I used to go there as a child to see an insane marble works they used to have there. And seeing all of the cars stacked up was always a dreamy / nightmarish sight depending on the time of year.