Powell Peralta is an American skateboard company founded by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978. The company rose to prominence in the 1980s as skateboarding began maturing as a sport. The company featured the Bones Brigade, a team featuring the era's top competitors. Peralta left the company in 1991 and Powell continued to produce skateboard equipment as Powell, Bones Bearings and RollerBones. The two company founders reunited to produce the company's now classic inventory under the name Powell Classic
In the 1988 Powell Peralta releases its fourth skate video Public Domain. This video is important because it shows a shift from the traditional vert dominated Powell Peralta videos. Although the video still features legends Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Mike McGill, Rodney Mullen, and Lance Mountain, it also introduces a new crew of skaters with a heavier focus on street skating. Some iconic names that get introduced in this video are Bucky Lasek, Colin McKay, Jim Thiebaud, Frankie Hill, Ray Barbee, and Mike Vallely