Frank J. Zamboni & Company is an American manufacturer of ice resurfacing equipment based in Paramount, California. Frank J. Zamboni developed the first ice resurfacing machine in 1949, and started the Zamboni Company in 1950. Zamboni is an internationally registered trademark.
A Zamboni brand ice resurfacer clears the rink at Meehan Auditorium, Brown University.
Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 54,098, down from 55,266 at the 2000 census. Paramount is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area and is bordered by Compton and Lynwood to the west, South Gate and Downey to the north, Bellflower to the east and south, and Long Beach to the south.
Manuel DomÃnguez, a signer of the Californian Constitution and owner of Rancho San Pedro, which covered most of modern-day Paramount.
School building in Paramount (then Clearwater) c. 1899
A Zamboni ice resurfacer lays down a layer of clean water, which will freeze to form a smooth ice surface.