Raydine’s Marin School of Ice Skating
Photos from the Hetti Schramm Collection
Memories from MarinNostalgia Visitors
I grew up in Mill Valley and learned to ice skate at Raydine Ice Skating rink. I recently reconnected with Hetti Schramm, the daughter of Ray Schramm who owned the rink. She lent me these great photos of the first rink in Mill Valley built in 1954 which is now Goodman’s Lumber (the man in the photos is Ray). Later on, Ray built a larger rink in San Anselmo (the first rink was tiny) and after that built a new building for a rink in Corte Madera which is now Gold’s Gym.
My 9-year old daughter has started skating and so Dad is back on the ice again. I am in touch with a couple of the skaters from that time. I’d loved to hear from any skaters who remember my sister Wendy (we skated as a brother/sister act) and me. If you have any pix of the San Anselmo rink, I’d love to see them.
The third photo is of a Christmas ice show at Raydine’s in San Anselmo. My sister Wendy is on the left, Sandy Hodson center (her mother Galdys directed the Marin Ballet Aquacades) and me. — “Charley2” from the FORUM, May 17, 2007
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We lived behind Raydine’s on Lincoln Ave in S.A. On hot summer days we would wait for the Zamboni to come out the back door and dump this huge pile of shaved ice. — Scott Warner, MarinNostalgia Facebook Group, January 18, 2014
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Terri Sweet
Strawberry.
Lisa Pavlovsky
corte madera!
Linda Mather
cortea madera
John Findley
Sutro’s in San Francisco. Only place for me.
Åsa Willenhag-Maritzen
Corte Madera!
Jeanne Zanzi
Corte Madera Ladies morning Coffee Club with Tony Howard our Instructor. Fun to see this.
Howard Hoeflein
In the midst of those that remember Corte Madera, I will have to show my age and admit to skating an San Anselmo. Mom would drop us all off there many Saturdays. My hockey skates came from Sears. Always wanted a pair of CCM skates like all the “really cool” guys had.
Cathleen Acheritogaray
Corte Madera. Thought I was hot sh%& when I learned how to bunny hop.
Tim Cronin
CM
Carey Hobart
Did a lot of skating here. Went on to speed skating and married a hockey player.
Amy Johnson
Corte Madera.. Now everytime I hear “Eye of the Tiger” the memories come flooding back!
Marilen Wood
Corte Madera
Jennifer Lauter Ritschard
I skated at corte Madeira and mr turner was my instructor … Great memories!
Walter Quandt
Corte Madera…I was in the Bantom League circa ’72. Great times. Sticks used to take a real beating on the ice. We always had at least two of them. I only played for one year….wish it had been longer
Cherie Dant
Corte Madera. went ALL the time, and there was even an attempt to get a girl’s hockey team going, but it never worked out. soooo many fond memories of skating there. birthday parties, too : ) even got to go on the ice right after the Zamboni smoothed it out. FUN FUN FUN!!
Anthony R. Chatham
To answer the question:
I’m just a youngster
(46yr.s old) so it was Corte. Madera for me
Kimberly Etter Statz
A lot of Friday nights spent at Raydine’s in CM!
Anthony R. Chatham
The building above is Still standing today.
David L Illich
CORTE MADERA