In a message dated 4/25/01 1:52:24 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > It was a hot summer day out but freezing in the "ice" > barn. I remember seeing picture where horse drawn wagons were on the shore > of > a lake and with big saws they were cutting the ice and dragging the blocks > to > the shore where the wagon was. > > Oh Yes, still had one of these working in Saginaw Mich as late as 1939 - 1940 It was finally replaced by refrigeration produced ice plant The walls were a foot or so think and insulated with cork to keep the ice from melting. Fire departments had to let them burn if they caught fire Court