Label: Eli Skating Club, New Haven
Date1942-1956
Mediumpaper, printed ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/8 × 4 15/16in. (11.7 × 12.5cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Gary W. Potter
DescriptionLabel for Eli Skating Club in New Haven. The label is shield shaped with the United States flag in the background. In the center is a blue roller skate with white wings attached. The text reads in blue, "ELI SKATING CLUB / R. S. R. O. A. / THE FINEST & MOST BEAUTIFUL RINK / NEW HAVEN, CONN."
Object number2013.102.28
InscribedStamped in black ink on back: "ELWIN BERRIER / BOX 334 / VALPARAISO, INDIANA".NotesSubject Note: Eli Skating Club located at 384 Davenport Avenue in New Haven opened in 1942. The owner, Ben F. Morey, sold the club in 1956 to Ed McLaughlin. McLaughlin renamed it to New Haven Rollaround which remained open until possibly the 1970s.On View
Not on view
1942-1956
1942-1956
1939-1947
c. 1940-1950
1956-1970
1940s-1966
1906-1968