HISTORY: Compromise reached on Velzy surf shop plaque
By Mark McDermott A plaque memorializing the spot where Dale Velzy operated what many believe was the world’s first surf shop was approved by the Manhattan…
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By Mark McDermott A plaque memorializing the spot where Dale Velzy operated what many believe was the world’s first surf shop was approved by the Manhattan…
By Mark McDermott One day in 1949, 13-year-old Bing Copeland was bodysurfing just down from his family’s house, which was at 9th and Highland…
Dale Velzy is widely considered to have started the first surf shop. A group wants to erect a commemorative plaque in his honor. But there's opposition.