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From Ollies to Beats: Vans’ Bushwick Block Party Merges Skate and Rave Culture

"We’re really trying to push skateboarding to the forefront of culture"

By Josh Riesgo

Sept. 15, 2024 · 2 min read

From Ollies to Beats: Vans’ Bushwick Block Party Merges Skate and Rave Culture
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From Ollies to Beats: Vans’ Bushwick Block Party Merges Skate and Rave Culture

"We’re really trying to push skateboarding to the forefront of culture"

· 2 min read
From Ollies to Beats: Vans’ Bushwick Block Party Merges Skate and Rave Culture

On a recent weekend, the Vans brand threw another one of their block parties. The brand, the pop-punk sportswear signifier that arose out of suburban California skater culture and is now an outfit of apparel multinational VF Corporation, has been doing this, semi-regularly, in the years since opening their Skate 198 space in Bushwick. 

“We’re really trying to push skateboarding to the forefront of culture,” Justin Villano, a branding director at Vans, told…

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