Skateboard/BMX Plaza at Prince Arthur's Landing
A skate-of-the-art destination! The 2,000 square metre Plaza designed by van der Zalm + associates inc. of BC unofficially opened Nov. 1, 2008. Additional Plaza elements including public art, donor walls and landscaping will be completed in Spring 2009. An official Grand Opening, featuring special events, will be held at that time.
The Plaza was built by Natural Stone and Tile of Thunder Bay, with some specialty concrete work completed by New Line Skate Parks. The Plaza features a unique combination of word-class skateboarding terrain, locally inspired art installations and casual socializing space. It will be set within a vibrant landscape detail designed to capture the spirit of Thunder Bay's renewed Waterfront vision.
Within the development, three destinct areas (bowl, plaza and entrance) offer a range of varied features and materials designed to accommodate each specific skateboarding style/ability while providing excellent passive spectator opportunities.
Specific design highlights include:
- Nearly 25,000 sq. ft total area
- A completely customized skatable re-creation of the Sleeping Giant
- Use of local stone work on key ledges and walls
- An authentic "Classic California" style pool bowl
- Seemless integration of the entire development into the surrounding park and trail system
Once completed, the Plaza will be a significant regional facility in terms of quality of design, detailing and position within premiere urban public space.
Check it out - browse the Plaza photo gallery or watch the Opening Day video.
Hours of Operation:
6 am - 11 pm, seven days a week
The park is not supervised, use of protective equipment is strongly recommended. For questions or more information contact Myles Cizmar, Recreation & Culture, 625-2441 or mcizmar@thunderbay.ca
