Remembering the Brooklyn Banks

The area under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, the "Brooklyn Banks" is easily one of the most legendary skate spots in the world, and next Friday it's getting shut down. The city says it will re-open in 2014, but considering how the city has handled the Banks in the past I wouldn't count on it. The city clearly doesn't understand how significant a landmark those bricks have become, this is a really sad day for skateboarding.

Here's Mike Vallely with a run down of the spots history.