Hubba Ledges

One piece of skateboarding lingo: "Hubba."

During the 90s, a famous spot called the "Hubba Hideout" featured a chest-high cement ledge that flanked a set of stairs. Pitched like a handrail but easier to balance on, it was sort of a benchmark spot. When Eric Koston backside noseblunted it, he was unofficially crowned the "king of Hubba."

It got its name from the crackheads who hung around below the stairs, which offered shelter from prying eyes as they smoked their "hubba."

Later, any high ledge that followed a staircase along its descent became a "hubba ledge."

Nowadays Hubba is a brand of wheels. In the proud history of Grind King, Fuct, Kikwear, and Shorty's Hardware, Hubba uses seminude models to hawk its wares. I guess the pun is "hubba hubba."

...STR8