Indoor Skateboarding Park Opens In Northeast Philadelphia

Owner Dan McCollister at the new Black Diamond skate park at the Franklin Mills Mall. by

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new indoor skate park has set up shop at the Franklin Mills Mall, just in time for the winter season.

Owner Dan McCollister (above) says the “Black Diamond” skateboarding facility is a 40,000-square-foot indoor skate park, and more.

“Most of the store is this actual skate park itself which has ramps and stair sets and half pipes that the kids come and skateboard, ride their bikes on,” he said at Friday morning’s grand opening, “and the rest of the store is for retail use –- skateboards, snowboards, clothing, shoes.”

McCollister says that what is unique about this skate park is that it’s an indoor venue where skateboarders and BMX bikers can practice when the weather gets bad.

What are his expectations?

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