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Natas Kaupas in Streets on Fire (Santa Cruz, dir. Howard Dittrich, 1989).

Skateboarding and the City3 skaters recommend it · 3 mentions, 2021 to 2025
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37K views · 9 years ago · Full part

Natas Kaupas's street part from Santa Cruz's Streets on Fire (1989, dir. Howard Dittrich), including the fire hydrant spin. Posted by Iain Borden's Skateboarding and the City project.

Why skaters like it

Linked whenever someone asks about Natas spins or the source of the hydrant footage. Skaters point to it as early proof of how much street skating Natas invented.

“Natas created so much shit in those videos. It's crazy. I think this is the first time I ever saw a 50/50 to lipslide.”

u/shackbleep

What skaters said on Reddit

u/AllLurkNoPlay2021 · 9 points

It’s from a movie called Streets on Fire [VIDEO]

u/Umwattt2023 · 6 points

That’s a super old school board by a legendary skater… peep this part from 1989 (!!!) [VIDEO] Are you running clear grip tape? Hard to tell from the picture

u/shackbleep2025 · 2 points

Natas created so much shit in those videos. It's crazy. I think this is the first time I ever saw a 50/50 to lipslide. [VIDEO]

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