Tony Hawk Kicked Out of LA Park During Anniversary Video Shoot

Tony Hawk Ejected From Pershing Square During Anniversary Shoot

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk was escorted out of a downtown Los Angeles public park by security while attempting to film content for his historic video game franchise, Kotaku reported.

The Tech TL;DR:

• Tony Hawk was removed by security from Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, October 31, 2026, while filming a skate video.
• The shoot commemorated the 25th anniversary of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, originally released in North America on October 30, 2001.
• Footage of the session included visits to iconic virtual-to-real locations featured in the game, such as Pershing Square and a nearby downtown car wash.

The incident occurred on Friday, October 31, 2026, as Hawk marked a quarter-century of the influential extreme sports title.

Recreating Pro Skater 3 at the Original Los Angeles Location

Pershing Square, situated in the financial district of Los Angeles, serves as the physical inspiration for one of the primary stages in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3. Designed by architect Ricardo Legorreta, the business park features modernist elements including stone crescent benches and large red orbs that formed a backdrop for virtual trick lines when the game debuted on the PlayStation 2 in 2001.

During the Friday shoot, Hawk rolled through the plaza accompanied by the Ramones’ track “Blitzkrieg Bop,” adopting the distinctive idle stance of his digital avatar. Alongside the central plaza, the production visited a nearby car wash featuring a prominent blue obelisk, matching landmarks from the digital counterpart.

Security Intervention Cuts Filming Short

Despite managing to capture footage of the iconic modernist features, the production was cut short when park security intervened. “Fun fact: we got kicked out of Pershing Square while shooting this today,” Hawk wrote on Instagram, as reported by AOL.com. He added that security simply shooed them away, describing the exit as very anticlimactic.

The 2001 release remains a benchmark for the franchise, tied with Grand Theft Auto 3 as the highest-rated PlayStation 2 title on Metacritic. Developer Iron Galaxy subsequently remade entries in the series as part of a 2025 bundle.