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Nestled in a thicket along the old E6 highway outside Falkenberg, Sweden, lies a peculiar sight - an abandoned concrete skate park, which over the years seems to have lost its former luster. However, this is no ordinary park; it is actually one of the world's oldest. This concrete oasis has aged like a living book, where truths dance with untruths, hidden in its concrete cracks. Its existence is not merely a local curiosity but rather a vivid portrayal of a time when skateboard culture was taking its first tentative steps. Among these enchanted souls is skateboarder John Magnusson. Upon learning that a new residential area plan is being devised, potentially delivering the final blow to the skate park, he takes matters into his own hands in a desperate attempt to save this unique piece of history. With images and archives emerging for the first time, Automobilen takes us on a road trip to the "Las Vegas of Halland, Sweden" in the 1970s, a place that was anything but abandoned. Stories from both the past and present are woven around the big question: What really constitutes cultural heritage?