Sunny Brae Rink

Possibly the oddest historic site in Atlantic Canada is the circular ruin of the Sunny Brae Rink, sitting like a Roman coliseum between Donald Avenue and the CN line in Moncton. Having only ever glimpsed the ruin from passing Via Rail cars I had always assumed the building to be a locomotive roundhouse, but I was wrong. In its day the Sunny Brae Rink was the town's premier skating venue, with seating for 2000 and the largest indoor ice surface in the Maritimes. But its day was not very long. Opened in January 1922, the place burned down in February 1928. Those shingles on top of the wall are all that remain of the tall conical roof. More pictures here.