30 12 / 2008

"There are more pools right now than I could possibly skate,” Mr. Morgan said. “It’s pretty exciting.” Mr. Peacock travels around town in his pickup searching for the addresses of homes he has learned have been foreclosed on, either via the Internet or from a friend who works in real estate. He has also learned to spot a foreclosed house, he said, by looking for “dead grass on the lawn and lockboxes on the front door."

Skaters Jump In as Foreclosures Drain the Pool - NYTimes.com

Now that’s what I call adaptive reuse!

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