Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The Whale

 
The Ingalls Hockey Rink at Yale was designed by modernist architect Eero Saarinen,  It opened in 1959.  The rink is knicknamed "The Whale."  It is named after a father and son, one of whom captained Yale's hockey team in the '30s, the other in the '50s.  The Ingalls family provided the bulk of the funds to build it.

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5 comments:

  1. RedPatSeptember 20, 2023 at 9:25 AM

    Great lines, Jack.

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  2. Taken For GrantedSeptember 20, 2023 at 9:27 AM

    Most interesting modern architectural style. It must remain functional as a hockey arena.

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  3. Stefan JanssonSeptember 20, 2023 at 9:49 AM

    Looks kinda cool.

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  4. JudithKSeptember 20, 2023 at 9:45 PM

    Eero is a great favorite in the crosswords as an architect who designed this and that. Now I know he was was a hockey player too. I like the building!

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  5. William KendallSeptember 21, 2023 at 3:10 PM

    I like the curves.

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