La Patinoire en Marbre Blanc de Carrare 130 rue du Faubourg, St Honoré, France. This was a poster made for 1905 season. Apparently this was an outdoor open walled canopy that in wintertime, they use as ice rink hence the name. This was during summer time, roller skating and you can see skaters with skates on. Poor guy fell down! That showed a bit of negativity on an advertisement. Never ever put negative thing on your advertisement. That can backfire or be controversal today in 21st Century but this was in 1905!
In French:
Affice Skating Pour La Patinoire En Marbre Blanc De Carrare 130 Rue Du Faubourg St Honoré, (Paris, France)
Ouvert Du 9h Du Matin À 11h1/2 Du Soir, Grande Fête Le Vendredi! Chef D'orchestre M. BAGGER
To help translate, it says in English:
Affice Skating For The White Marble Ice Rink Of Carrara 130 Rue Du Faubourg St Honoré, (Paris, France)
Open From 9am To 11.1/2am, Big Party On Friday! Conductor M. BAGGER
In French:
Affice Skating Pour La Patinoire En Marbre Blanc De Carrare 130 Rue Du Faubourg St Honoré, (Paris, France)
Ouvert Du 9h Du Matin À 11h1/2 Du Soir, Grande Fête Le Vendredi! Chef D'orchestre M. BAGGER
To help translate, it says in English:
Affice Skating For The White Marble Ice Rink Of Carrara 130 Rue Du Faubourg St Honoré, (Paris, France)
Open From 9am To 11.1/2am, Big Party On Friday! Conductor M. BAGGER
La Patinoire en Marbre Blanc de Carrare 130 rue du Faubourg St Honoré, France
La Patinoire en Marbre Blanc de Carrare was a rink on 130 rue du Faubourg in St Honoré, Paris, France.
The name La Patinoire en Marbre Blanc de Carrare translated meaning The White Marble Ice Rink Of Carrara. You may think hold on a minute. Wrong rink. No, it is not wrong. The poster clearly showed roller skates. Apparently that was the name of the rink for a seasonal rink. Meaning maybe operational six months as an ice rink and other half during warm months, roller skating rink. It was one of those Bi-purpose rinks. Many rinks of yesteryear used both- bi-purpose because they were able to function as both. In the United States, there was a rink acted that way too. A rink in Jamestown, NY where Queen of Comedy Lucy Ball was born and would come to visit her family there annually. The Celeron Rink.
This rink was in operational during ending of 1890s and start of 1900s. The end date is unknown but more known about the ambassador residency. The poster above was dated in 1905. I do not know when it first opened nor closed. Google Map explained it is now the residence of the Canadian Ambassador to France.
It happened that in October 1944, Lieutenant-Colonel Georges P. Vanier became Canada's first ambassador to France when the legation was raised to the status of an embassy at that time after France was liberated from the Vichy Regime under the Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler.
Ambassador Vanier was also responsible for arranging the purchase of the current ambassadorial residence on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, France. In May 1950 the building, dating from the late 18th century, was acquired from the Duchesse de la Rochefoucauld and extensively restored, providing Canada with a prestigious home for its ambassador to France.
The rink may have been owned by Duchesses dela Rochefoucauld but I doubt she was the owner that far back. It might have been someone else.
The Interior.
Since it was open space, just a canopy over the rink. Part of it was open canopy as you can see in the illustration. It may not be exactly the same but that was the artist's impression that the rink was in this form.
Apparently the ceiling/roof was segmental arch. It appeared to be long-term canopy with open walls. There was, however, at the end side of the rink, there was a two story open canopy apparently made of wood in very ordinate design. Of course, gable for that.
The floor might have been wood. The illustrations showed plank board wood. Was it plank Maple wood floor at the time? Or was it Concrete because of wintertime usage for ice skating.
The Exterior.
It may have been set up in a court in between a U-shaped 5 story building outside where the residence of the Canadian Ambassador is now located. It is an late 18th Century building which was already a hundred years old but the rink was built new at the time. Apparently had to be canopy design with canvas material and Steel pipe trusses.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built/Renovations: Late 18th Century/as rink-1880s? 1890s?/after rink Unknown. Demolished: Still standing, today as Canadian to France Ambassador's residence however, rink canopy demolished.
Type of Building: Hip Roof style French multi-story Building with open walled Steel pipe Trusses, Segmental arch canopy for the rink and two story Gable platform.
Roof: Segmental Arch canopy, Gable roof platform.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)-- Late 19th Century (Around 1880s or 1890s) to early 20th Century, likely way before World War I, not II.
Reason for Closure: N/A.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos/articles. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you. Or use the form
Sources:
Pinterest - it did show a website but it is a dead link. Unable to reach that site.
Wikipedia - Canadian Embassy on site.
Archives - Canadian history with the embassy in France.
Date of issue: 15 September 2021.
For office use only: 1.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 and 16.
The name La Patinoire en Marbre Blanc de Carrare translated meaning The White Marble Ice Rink Of Carrara. You may think hold on a minute. Wrong rink. No, it is not wrong. The poster clearly showed roller skates. Apparently that was the name of the rink for a seasonal rink. Meaning maybe operational six months as an ice rink and other half during warm months, roller skating rink. It was one of those Bi-purpose rinks. Many rinks of yesteryear used both- bi-purpose because they were able to function as both. In the United States, there was a rink acted that way too. A rink in Jamestown, NY where Queen of Comedy Lucy Ball was born and would come to visit her family there annually. The Celeron Rink.
This rink was in operational during ending of 1890s and start of 1900s. The end date is unknown but more known about the ambassador residency. The poster above was dated in 1905. I do not know when it first opened nor closed. Google Map explained it is now the residence of the Canadian Ambassador to France.
It happened that in October 1944, Lieutenant-Colonel Georges P. Vanier became Canada's first ambassador to France when the legation was raised to the status of an embassy at that time after France was liberated from the Vichy Regime under the Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler.
Ambassador Vanier was also responsible for arranging the purchase of the current ambassadorial residence on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, France. In May 1950 the building, dating from the late 18th century, was acquired from the Duchesse de la Rochefoucauld and extensively restored, providing Canada with a prestigious home for its ambassador to France.
The rink may have been owned by Duchesses dela Rochefoucauld but I doubt she was the owner that far back. It might have been someone else.
The Interior.
Since it was open space, just a canopy over the rink. Part of it was open canopy as you can see in the illustration. It may not be exactly the same but that was the artist's impression that the rink was in this form.
Apparently the ceiling/roof was segmental arch. It appeared to be long-term canopy with open walls. There was, however, at the end side of the rink, there was a two story open canopy apparently made of wood in very ordinate design. Of course, gable for that.
The floor might have been wood. The illustrations showed plank board wood. Was it plank Maple wood floor at the time? Or was it Concrete because of wintertime usage for ice skating.
The Exterior.
It may have been set up in a court in between a U-shaped 5 story building outside where the residence of the Canadian Ambassador is now located. It is an late 18th Century building which was already a hundred years old but the rink was built new at the time. Apparently had to be canopy design with canvas material and Steel pipe trusses.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built/Renovations: Late 18th Century/as rink-1880s? 1890s?/after rink Unknown. Demolished: Still standing, today as Canadian to France Ambassador's residence however, rink canopy demolished.
Type of Building: Hip Roof style French multi-story Building with open walled Steel pipe Trusses, Segmental arch canopy for the rink and two story Gable platform.
Roof: Segmental Arch canopy, Gable roof platform.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)-- Late 19th Century (Around 1880s or 1890s) to early 20th Century, likely way before World War I, not II.
Reason for Closure: N/A.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos/articles. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you. Or use the form
Sources:
Pinterest - it did show a website but it is a dead link. Unable to reach that site.
Wikipedia - Canadian Embassy on site.
Archives - Canadian history with the embassy in France.
Date of issue: 15 September 2021.
For office use only: 1.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 and 16.