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A 'Big Wheel,' manufactured by Marx Toys, is displayed at the Hagen History Center in Erie. Their Big Wheel trikes, model trains, wind-up toys, and toy soldier sets were among Marx Toys ...
A 1930 Marx ad for a No. 100 Doughboy Tank. Founded in August 1919 in New York City by Louis Marx and his brother David, the company's basic aim was to "give the customer more toy for less money," and stressed that "quality is not negotiable" – two values that made the company highly successful.
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1894–1895: North Avenue Ice Palace skating rink in Baltimore, Maryland 1901: St. Nicholas Rink, New York City. Ice skating quickly became a favorite pastime and craze in several American cities around the mid 1800s spawning a construction period of several ice rinks. [8]
The rink was one of the world's largest when it opened to great fanfare in January 1917. [2] With the United States entering World War I just months later, the ice palace became significantly less important. In March of the following year, the state ice controller ordered the place shut in order to save ammonia and other ice making equipment.
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Clinton Square is an intersection in downtown Syracuse, New York, United States. The square was the original town center and first came into existence in the early 19th century where roadways from north and south convened. With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 the intersection was further transformed. During the 19th century, the square ...
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