Dogtown Skateboardscomo concepto,haexistidodesde la década de1970 . Venice(California) fue ellugar de nacimiento delskateprogresivo.En el célebre documentalDogtownand Z-Boys,Venice eraun barrio pobre y olvidado al lado de la playa,en el que jovenes surfers buscaban olas y lo que encontraron fuéun nuevo enfoque parael skatenunca antes visto.Jim Muir, el fundador de Dogtown Skateboards, era uno de estos jovenes. Desde hace casi 4 decadas, Dogtown Skateboards ha sido sinónimo de skate incondicional.
Dogtown Skateboards as a concept, has existed since 1970. Venice(California) was the place of birth for the progressive skate. In the famous documentary film Dogtown and Z-Boys, Venice was a forgotten poor neighbourhood behind the beach, where young surfers where chasing waves and what they finally found was a very new and fresh way for the skateboarding never seen before. Jim Muir, founder of Dogtown Skateboards, was one of this youngster. It's been more than four decades from that, Dogtown Skateboards has been since than a synonym of unconditional skateboarding.