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Hermosa Guild Drug – Bun Board seller 1957

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Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 United States Get Directions
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The Bun Board skateboard – First commercial skateboard

Hermosa Guild Drug - Bun Board seller 1957 1200 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA, United States

In Hermosa 1957 a retired Alf Jensen built the "Bun Boards" with steel wheels and sold them e.g. through the Guild Drug store at the price 2,88USD. The name "Bun Board" comes from that the decks was trashed hickory boards that a local bakery had used for baking their buns. This was probably the first…