NEW: Since the 1980s, skaters from across the East Coast have appreciated D.C.'s plazas, fountains, and granite edges.
President Trump's efforts to “beautify” the District are accelerating efforts to limit skating in these iconic spaces, William "Phresh Ingredient" Clarke IV reports.
City-run parks can’t replace the history and culture of spaces like Freedom Plaza, people who grew up in the local skate scene say.
