1: The House of Steam, AKA “The Barn”
July 20, 2006
The House of Steam, AKA “The Barn” circa 1987
photograph jason oliva
This was the place as it stood circa 1987(someone correct meif im off). I am not going to write a long history of New Jersey’s “The Barn” here I will say at this time Jimmy and Dennis Kane and there family had sold the house and the only way to ride the barn (with out electricity from the house) was to tear down some walls and put in a couple of sky lights.
Soon after this photo was taken 9 of us all at once would be arrested for trespassing and the police subsequently chained up the ramp until the new owners came and knocked it down.
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August 14, 2006 at 11:33 pm
Was it really 9 of us getting hauled in! Can you name them all?
August 14, 2006 at 11:39 pm
Yup I know it was 9 (like the lord of the rings) it says so on the police report in the paper.
Lets figure it out
Jason Oliva
Greg Taylor
Rocky vertone
Ben Cornish
James Pruskowski
Mike Pruskowskie
Carl?
Wiggy(the moped rider who got us all busted)
and a girl
Kim or Melissa?
thats nine!
August 15, 2006 at 4:38 am
Super close…while you have the archives I remember it (don’t know how)
Yes…Carl was there and the girl was JODI HALSEY!!!
August 15, 2006 at 1:46 pm
Thats right!!
I remember they had to get a female police officer to come take Jodi away.
The cops walked right on the ramp while I was skating too.
Ill post the newspaper article later today but before I do can you name the year it was?