Rodney Smith (skateboarder)

Rodney Smith is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and skate company founder from New York City.[1][2]

Skateboarding

Rodney Smith is considered by many to be the Godfather of East Coast skateboarding.[1][2]

Shut Skates

Smith founded Shut Skates in 1986 with Bruno Musso.[1] Shut Skates was New York City’s first skate company and the world’s first entirely street skate based company.[2] The board company shifted the focus of skateboarding away from the surf vibe of California to the urban, street-savvy attitude alive in the streets of the East Coast. The brand went dark in the nineties when Smith co-founded Zoo York with Eli Morgan Gessner and Adam Schatz. SHUT relaunched in 2006 and in 2007, the company reopened their flagship skate shop on the Lower East Side.[3] The storefront space served the community for 10 years, closing in 2017 with the business moving online.[3]

Zoo York

In 1993 by Smith, Eli Morgan Gesner, and Adam Schatz founded Zoo York.[4][5] In 2019, the trio that founded Zoo York was brought back into the company.[6]

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References
  1. "Rodney Smith". X Games. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. "Vans & Shut Syndicate/Rodney Smith". Transworld SKATEboarding. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  3. "SHUT Skateboards Shutting Down its Orchard Street HQ". Bowery Boogie. 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  4. "The History of the Zoo York Mixtape". Red Bull. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ZOO YORK?". Jenkem Magazine. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. Palmieri, Jean E.; Palmieri, Jean E. (2019-09-03). "EXCLUSIVE: Zoo York Brings Back Founders to Create Halo Collection". WWD. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
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