Back issues of Thrasher Magazine are now available for free online. Needless to say, the archives are full of Venice Beach.
Here is a cover shot of Jesse Martinez from ’86.
Besides being an all around great guy, Jesse (along with VSA partner Geri Lewis) was responsible for getting the Venice Skate Park built. If you happen to get lucky while walking by, you may find Jesse tearing it up at the skate park like he was doing yesterday.
Click here to read the July 1986 Thrasher with Jesse on the cover. Scroll around for other issues.
[…] I think I know a few people who would be very happy flipping through old issues of Thrasher. If you’re one of those people, you might like to know that they’ve added complete archives of each issue from 1981 through 1988 to their website, with more on the way. Via Yo! Venice! […]