Rhodes Park
{{Infobox park
| name = Rhodes Park
| alt_name = Rhodes Skatepark
| image = File:Rhodes Skate Park (1).jpg
| image_size = 256
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Rhodes Skatepark
| map =
| map_width = 208
| map_caption =
| type = Skatepark
| location = 1555 W Front St.
Boise, Idaho
| coordinates = {{coord|43|37|05|N|116|12|50|W}}
| area = 1.28 acres
| created = {{start date|1995}}
| operator = Boise Parks and Recreation
}}
Rhodes Park, also known as Rhodes Skatepark, is a {{convert|1.28|acre|adj=on}} skatepark between 15th and 16th Streets under Interstate 184 in Boise, Idaho, USA. The park is managed by the Boise Parks and Recreation Department and includes skateboarding and parkour challenges.{{Citation |title=Boise Parks and Recreation Department |url=https://parks.cityofboise.org/parks-and-facilities/parks/rhodes-skate-park/ |accessdate=2018-08-18}}
History
The park, which bears Glenn Rhodes' name, was first marketed and constructed, and it debuted in 1995. In 2016 the park reopened after a renovation by Grindline Skateparks.{{cite web |title=Rhodes Skatepark Remodel |last=Chambers |first=Chelsea |url=https://greenbeltmagazine.com/2016/03/01/rhodes-skatepark-remodel/ |access-date = 2018-08-24| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160507233550/https://greenbeltmagazine.com/2016/03/01/rhodes-skatepark-remodel/ |archive-date = 2016-05-07}}{{Citation |title=Gridline: Rhodes Park |url=http://grindline.com/skateparks/boise/ |accessdate=2018-08-24}}
Rhodes Park has been featured by ESPN as a pre-qualifier venue for X Games.{{cite web |last=Bertel |first=Steve |title=The X Games to return to Boise in June |url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/the-x-games-to-return-to-boise-in-june |access-date=2018-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825165326/https://www.kivitv.com/news/the-x-games-to-return-to-boise-in-june |archive-date=2018-08-25}}
In 2018 a skateboarder died from injuries from a fall at Rhodes Park. The cause of death was rhabdomyolysis, blood toxins resulting from muscle tissue deterioration after an injury.{{cite web |last=Parsons |first=Gretchen |title=Boise teen dies after skateboarding accident |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/boise-teen-dies-after-skateboarding-accident/277-578857275/ |accessdate=2018-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801113503/https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/boise-teen-dies-after-skateboarding-accident/277-578857275 |archive-date=2018-08-01}}
See also
References
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Rhodes Skatepark}}
- [http://northwestskater.com/boiserhodesid.html Photographs from Northwestskater]
{{Coord|43|37|05|N|116|12|50|W|display=title}}