Old ice plant may be renovated

Developer hopes to convert old ice packing plant into a remodeled warehouse and business district. Ice used to be packed in hay and redwood and stored in the warehouse. However, it closed once ammonium gas was used ammonia pipe systems to manufacture ice.
Creator: Lee Quarnstrom
Source: San Jose Mercury
Date: 1986-11-07
Type: NEWS
Coverage: Santa Cruz
Identifier: FE-BEN-Santa Cruz-60

Collection

Faye Ellis Collection

Citation

Quarnstrom, Lee. “Old ice plant may be renovated.” San Jose Mercury. 1986-11-07. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/139764. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.