Buckling Street Damaged By Napa Earthquake Turned Into Impromptu Skate Park
NAPA (CBS SF) -- A buckling street made for an impromptu skateboarding ramp for some residents in a Napa neighborhood damaged by an early morning earthquake.
Kids on Meadowbrook Drive grabbed their boards and turned the earthquake damaged street into a mini skate park.
Meadowbrook Lane in Napa-- skaters finding upside to quake damage. Photo from #nbcbayarea photog Jeremy Carroll pic.twitter.com/aoSh1SWfLT
— Vicky Nguyen (@VickyNguyenTV) August 24, 2014
A picture of the fun was widely shared on social media.
"My first thought was, oh no – earthquake. And my second – cool, skate park!" one teen remarked.
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