Noticed they are the same people? Yes, it was photographed in Black and White then someone colored in for printing. They usually used watercolor to color in. Forerunner to Photoshop and colorization.
This photo colorization rendering post card has something very different and bit awkward. Compare all three postcards, you see something so different? Yes, that white round canopy. Perhaps a carousel but I am not sure. But also what bothered me more is that building in the middle of the three between the rink and building in far back toward left side of postcard/picture. The third picture showed the building in the middle is too close to the building on the left compared to the top two which sets in middle distance wise between both buildings. Was this a photoshopped? The architecture is the same but no white rounded canopy. And different position. Lets see more...
An, now we can see where that building in the middle position was. It backed up to the top two postcards! Did they move that middle building so they can have that round thing set up? Moving a huge house like this is very difficult but possible. In my life, I have seen in person TWO buildings moved in my hometown where I first grew up. Funny thing both of them moved from same block but on other end of the block and the first one was about the same size and appearance to the third building or the building on the left moved. and it became a restaurant a friend of the family owned. Small world. The other building moved was this house about half of that size, still 2 stories, to its present site and became a bank. Still a bank but different name. I saw how slow they moved. So, for that building in middle was possible to move but they had to have more powerful engines to move that house back then! This is all an opinion. Not much changes on the rink building but the middle building did. Check out their front porch canopy that they had signs added.
In this version of postcard, the difference was that the sign SKATING RINK was not on the wall but on a smaller sign attached to second floor balcony.
All postcards and stickers are courtesy of Ebay sellers.
Sea View Skating Rink 21 Driftway, Salisbury Beach, MA
Sea View Skating Rink had its beginning roughly in 1890s, maybe early 1990s but not sure but the looks of the two automobiles in one of the postcard, it showed more of very start of 1900s. No dates available. Many attractions and entertainment as well as restaurants and stores were built in 1890s to start of 1910s.
Only one postcard I found stating it was published in 1911. That dates before the fire.
I got a funny feeling that building on the left which also burned in the Great Fire of 1913 became huge granular Ocean View which was burned by an arsonist. Funny, the same rink owner Daniel Mulcahy owned the Frolics, a beautiful grand Art Deco dancing hall with big bands played there. Big names including Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and Liberace. Daniel opened the Frolics in 1940s but by 1980s, it closed and the building was torn down in year 2000.
Daniel Mulcahy opened this rink and operated it at the time.
The Great Fire of 1913 --
That fire destroyed over 125 building and some. So many buildings burned to ground in a very small town which forever changed the face and mood of this town. Salisbury had struggled with fires quite often. But this one was intentional.
The Great Fire started shortly before 4 in afternoon as a result of a kerosene lamp that was fell or knocked over and ignited chemicals in a photography studio at the rear of the Cushing Hotel. The fire spread to the hotel entirely and this, sparked several two and three-story buildings across the street, which housed a dance hall, bowling alley, a roller skating rink a hotel and the “Spiral Thriller” roller coaster.
The fire continued to spread south for over a quarter of a mile, burning everything in its path. Firefighters struggled to control the fire because of a poor water supply and lack of adequate fire equipment and it was only stopped after a contractor used dynamite to level several cottages in the fire’s path, according to an article in the Newburyport Daily News. Parts of Salisbury Beach were later rebuilt but it was never the same after the fire.
Original building --
The Interior.
N/A.
The Exterior.
All Wood trusses, walls, and floor Chalet - like Building. It even had second floor balcony that you can climb out of the front window to enjoy the view and have a chat while the main ground had a huge wrap around front and bit on the sides porch with canopy. More to sit and relax on the porch. On hot days people wore heavy wool or cotton suits and dresses, sitting under the canopy is very much an ideal to do. Since I have postcards but has no information on when they were published. Found them online but no dates. Of course they are all before the Great Fire. So, I have no idea about the big painted sign SKATING RINK or even painted-on-the-wall ROLLER RINK.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: Very late 1890s? Demolished: 1913 due to the Great Fire of 1913.
Type of Building: All Wood trusses, walls, and floor Chalet - like Building.
Roof: Gable. High pitch.
Acres: N/A.
Rebuilt rink-
The Interior.
N/A.
The Exterior.
N/A.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: N/A. Demolished: June 1958 destroyed by a severe storm.
Type of Building: N/A.
Roof: N/A.
Acres: N/A.
Second Rebuilt rink-
The Interior.
The Exterior.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: N/A. Demolished: N/A.
Type of Building: N/A.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: N/A.
Reason for Closure: N/A.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources: Sticker; History of Salisbury; PicClick; Newsbury Port News - The Great Fire;
History of Massachusetts;
Date of issue: 1 January 2021
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:16.
Only one postcard I found stating it was published in 1911. That dates before the fire.
I got a funny feeling that building on the left which also burned in the Great Fire of 1913 became huge granular Ocean View which was burned by an arsonist. Funny, the same rink owner Daniel Mulcahy owned the Frolics, a beautiful grand Art Deco dancing hall with big bands played there. Big names including Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and Liberace. Daniel opened the Frolics in 1940s but by 1980s, it closed and the building was torn down in year 2000.
Daniel Mulcahy opened this rink and operated it at the time.
The Great Fire of 1913 --
That fire destroyed over 125 building and some. So many buildings burned to ground in a very small town which forever changed the face and mood of this town. Salisbury had struggled with fires quite often. But this one was intentional.
The Great Fire started shortly before 4 in afternoon as a result of a kerosene lamp that was fell or knocked over and ignited chemicals in a photography studio at the rear of the Cushing Hotel. The fire spread to the hotel entirely and this, sparked several two and three-story buildings across the street, which housed a dance hall, bowling alley, a roller skating rink a hotel and the “Spiral Thriller” roller coaster.
The fire continued to spread south for over a quarter of a mile, burning everything in its path. Firefighters struggled to control the fire because of a poor water supply and lack of adequate fire equipment and it was only stopped after a contractor used dynamite to level several cottages in the fire’s path, according to an article in the Newburyport Daily News. Parts of Salisbury Beach were later rebuilt but it was never the same after the fire.
Original building --
The Interior.
N/A.
The Exterior.
All Wood trusses, walls, and floor Chalet - like Building. It even had second floor balcony that you can climb out of the front window to enjoy the view and have a chat while the main ground had a huge wrap around front and bit on the sides porch with canopy. More to sit and relax on the porch. On hot days people wore heavy wool or cotton suits and dresses, sitting under the canopy is very much an ideal to do. Since I have postcards but has no information on when they were published. Found them online but no dates. Of course they are all before the Great Fire. So, I have no idea about the big painted sign SKATING RINK or even painted-on-the-wall ROLLER RINK.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: Very late 1890s? Demolished: 1913 due to the Great Fire of 1913.
Type of Building: All Wood trusses, walls, and floor Chalet - like Building.
Roof: Gable. High pitch.
Acres: N/A.
Rebuilt rink-
The Interior.
N/A.
The Exterior.
N/A.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: N/A. Demolished: June 1958 destroyed by a severe storm.
Type of Building: N/A.
Roof: N/A.
Acres: N/A.
Second Rebuilt rink-
The Interior.
The Exterior.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: N/A. Demolished: N/A.
Type of Building: N/A.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: N/A.
Reason for Closure: N/A.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources: Sticker; History of Salisbury; PicClick; Newsbury Port News - The Great Fire;
History of Massachusetts;
Date of issue: 1 January 2021
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:16.