Mark "Monk" Hubbard
{{Short description|American skatepark builder (1970–2018)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1970|10|27}}{{cite web |title=Pools Pipes & Punk Rock – Tribute to Mark "Monk" Hubbard |url=https://juicemagazine.com/home/juice-magazine-76-pools-pipes-punk-rock-tribute-to-mark-monk-hubbard/ |website=Juice Magazine |date=18 September 2018}}
| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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| death_place = West Seattle
| occupation = Skateboarder, Skatepark builder, artist
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Mark "Monk" Hubbard (October 27, 1970 – June 8, 2018) was a skateboarder, artist, skatepark builder, and founder of Grindline Skateparks.{{Cite web|title=UPDATE: Mark Hubbard, founder of Grindline Skateparks has died {{!}} Westside Seattle|url=https://www.westsideseattle.com/robinson-papers/2018/06/16/update-mark-hubbard-founder-grindline-skateparks-has-died|website=www.westsideseattle.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}{{Cite web|title=RIP IN PEACE: Mark "Monk" Hubbard|url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/mark-monk-hubbard-rip-in-peace/|website=www.thrashermagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}{{Cite web|title=Grosso's Loveletters remembers Mark Hubbard|url=https://sidewalkmag.com/skateboard-news/jeff-grossos-loveletters-skateboarding-mark-hubbard.html|website=Sidewalk Skateboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-08}}{{Cite web|title=In memory of Mark "Monk" Hubbard {{!}} Stronghold Society|url=http://strongholdsociety.org/?p=1057|last=walt| date=13 January 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-08}}{{Cite web|title=Loveletters To Skateboarding to Mark "Monk" Hubbard|url=https://juicemagazine.com/home/loveletters-to-skateboarding-to-mark-monk-hubbard/|date=2018-08-09|website=Juice Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-23}}
Early life
Skatepark building
In regards to skateparks, Hubbard believed in DIY skate spots and building one's own skateboarding paradise, stating that there is nothing that compares to riding an obstacle you've built. Monk was involved in the Burnside Skatepark project.
= Grindline Skateparks =
On January 26, 2000 Monk founded Grindline Skateparks. As of 2015, Grindline had built over 300 parks across the world.{{Cite web|title=DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: MONK HUBBARD|url=https://juicemagazine.com/home/duty-now-for-the-future-monk-hubbard/|date=2006-09-01|website=Juice Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-23}}{{Cite web|title=The Cult of Concrete - Mark Hubbard and Grindline Skateparks|url=https://sidewalkmag.com/skateboard-news/cult-concrete-mark-hubbard-grindline-skateparks.html|website=Sidewalk Skateboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-23}} During his life, Hubbard helped design and build hundreds of skate parks.{{Cite web|title=Dead at 47, legendary skate park designer Mark Hubbard left his mark in Spokane and around the world {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jun/23/dead-at-47-legendary-skate-park-designer-mark-hubb/|access-date=2022-01-15|website=www.spokesman.com}} Some consider Monk to be the originator of the modern skate park design.{{Cite web|title=Dead at 47, legendary skate park designer Mark Hubbard left his mark in Spokane and around the world {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jun/23/dead-at-47-legendary-skate-park-designer-mark-hubb/|access-date=2022-01-15|website=www.spokesman.com}}
== Wounded Knee 4-Directions Toby Eagle Bull Memorial Skatepark ==
Hubbard was part of the core group, alongside Pine Ridge Native Walt Pourier, Jim Murphy, and Jeff Ament, that originated the idea to build the Wounded Knee 4-Directions Toby Eagle Bull Memorial Skatepark on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.{{Cite web|title=Stronghold Society's WK4-Directions Skatepark Kickstarter *skateboards are on sale now|url=https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/235459/stronghold-societys-wk4-directions-skatepark-kickstarter-skateboards-are-on-sale-now|access-date=2020-05-23|website=Pearl Jam Community|date=15 July 2014 }} Grindline designed and constructed the skatepark, completing the park in 2011.{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Taté|title=Skate Parks Save Lives: Culture Benefits and Ollies for Native Youth|url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/skate-parks-save-lives-culture-benefits-and-ollies-for-native-youth|access-date=2022-01-15|website=Indian Country Today|date=13 September 2018 |language=en}}
= Skatepark Highway System =
References
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External links
- [https://juicemagazine.com/home/never-forget-mark-monk-hubbard-a-pillar-of-concrete-skatepark-building/?fbclid=IwAR2_hKtre8dqTkgnDX3DoOB7NcCcFTvxlbQOOEPfD0rvd_xlzcxjZUyEKyg MARK “MONK” HUBBARD – A PILLAR OF CONCRETE SKATEPARK BUILDING - interview 2018 - Juice Magazine]
- [https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/mark-hubbard-remembered/ Mark Hubbard Remembered - Thrasher]
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