Society Memphis has opened in Binghampton, turning a block-deep warehouse at 583 Scott Street into a mashup of indoor skatepark, coffee bar, and community hub. The roughly 10,000-square-foot venue packs in ramps, a skate shop, a second-floor viewing lounge and event space, and organizers say they plan to roll out lessons, contests, and a Sunday farmers' market. Staff describes the operation as an all-ages spot for learning and performance as well as daily drop-in skating.
In a Checking on the Arts segment, WKNO FM reported that Operations Director Daniel Wallace and coffee-shop manager and skate-team captain Dillon Brown framed Society as a home base for local youth and creatives, with event rentals and a farmers' market baked into the early plan. The interview digs into how the venue aims to blend skate culture, music, and learning under one roof.
What’s inside the space
Society’s listings describe a course that mixes street-style obstacles with transition features, all wrapped around a coffee bar and retail skate shop, plus a second-floor lounge for parents and anyone who prefers to watch instead of dropping in. The venue runs weekend Learn-to-Skate classes, offers day passes and monthly memberships, and posts schedules and pricing on the Society Memphis website.
A home for local skate culture
The project grew out of a multi-year effort to repurpose an industrial building near the Broad Avenue Arts District, with local coverage tracking how founders dismantled ramps in Atlanta, shipped them to Memphis, and rebuilt the layout in Binghampton. Mark Horrocks told Choose901, “We are essentially giving this ‘society’ a place to gather, build a stronger community and do what they love.”
Programming and community role
Beyond open skate sessions, Society lists competitions, camps, and performances, and it makes the building available for private rentals and community events that organizers say help support youth programming. Recent ticketed contests and event listings are posted by Society Memphis, and staff says a weekly farmers' market is penciled into their early calendar.
Operators and neighborhood advocates say the new venue fills a long-standing gap in Memphis for an indoor, all-ages skate facility and complements Binghampton’s arts-led revival, a point explored in the WKNO FM report. As Society works through its first weeks, organizers say they will fine-tune programming and pursue partnerships with schools and local groups to widen access.
