Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
View of the Tropical Ice Gardens ice skating rink, which opened in 1938 at the corner of Gayley Avenue and Weyburn Avenue in Westwood, California. This view shows the Alpine-style buildings, the rink, and automobiles in the parking lot.
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Image of an advertisement for the St. Paul Ice Palace and King Borealis Winter Carnival held in January, 1888; ice castle at top center with a large crowd of people gathered outside; groups of men, women, and children sledding down a snowy slope on toboggans and a crowded ice-skating rink at bottom left and right; ice king bust-length portrait inset at center left.
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Image of buildings along Westwood Boulevard in Westwood Village, with the Holmby Hall clock tower and a sign for "Desmond's" store at left. Signs on the clock tower read "Janss drugs," and "Chapman's ice cream."
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Image of buildings at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard, Kinross Avenue, and Broxton Avenue in Westwood Village. At right is the Janss Dome building; at center in distance is the Fox Theater spire and marquee, and the University Professional Building with Crawford's Drug store. Signs on the drug store read "malted milk lunches" and "Alka-Seltzer - be wise alkalize."
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Image of a print showing the Philadelphia Skating Park located near the Sharp & Thompson Foundry in Philadelphia. Groups of men, women, and children in fashionable winter attire are shown ice-skating both independently and coupled up as pairs on the ice-rink. Two men are shown in the act of falling with their feet up in the air, assumably after bumping into one another. Another man towards the right side of the rink is depicted falling face-down onto the ice. Background shows buildings, horse-drawn carriages, and groups of people preparing to head down towards the ice-rink. Title has decorative typography with snowy and ice elements.
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Image of an advertisement for ice skates by retailer Barney & Berry. The central image depicted within the decorative title is of a large silver ice-skate. The gold-foiled title and ice-skate are enclosed around an ornately decorated and bejeweled red championship belt. The belt reads, "Champion Skates of America," and is locked with a key that reads, "July 23d. 1867." Below the belt are images of cascading ice that stream down towards two vignettes, one on the left of the print and one on the right. Image on the left is titled, "Interior of Skating Rink, Hervey & Johnsons Patent," and includes an image of people ice-skating underneath an architectural dome. Image on the right is titled, "Exterior of Skating Rink, Hervey & Johnsons Patent," and includes a street view of a dome-shaped building with images of pedestrians walking and traveling by horse-drawn sleighs.
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