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The '''Crystal Ice Company''' was a roadside ice store in the [[Eastside]] neighborhood built circa [[1932]] for [[Guy Spearman]], who later founded the [[Spearman Brewing Company]]. | The '''Crystal Ice Company''' was a roadside ice store in the [[Eastside]] neighborhood built circa [[1932]] for [[Guy Spearman]], who later founded the [[Spearman Brewing Company]]. | ||
| − | [[Image:CrystalIceHandSignals.jpg|thumb|left|Hand signals, used for ordering, and prices set in relief on the building's exterior]]Passing motorists would stop under the canopy and indicate to an attendant (using hand signals shown in relief on the building's exterior) how much ice they wanted. | + | [[Image:CrystalIceHandSignals.jpg|thumb|left|Hand signals, used for ordering, and prices set in relief on the building's exterior. Photo courtesy of [http://www.agilitynut.com/mim/ice.html Roadside Architecture].]] |
| + | Passing motorists would stop under the canopy and indicate to an attendant (using hand signals shown in relief on the building's exterior) how much ice they wanted. | ||
The building (which still stands at 2024 North [[Davis Street]]) is notable for its design by [[Steven Fulgham]] featuring stucco "icicles" a polar bear sculpture on the roof. It is one of the only remaining examples of vernacular roadside commercial architecture in Pensacola and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on [[September 29]], [[1983]]. | The building (which still stands at 2024 North [[Davis Street]]) is notable for its design by [[Steven Fulgham]] featuring stucco "icicles" a polar bear sculpture on the roof. It is one of the only remaining examples of vernacular roadside commercial architecture in Pensacola and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on [[September 29]], [[1983]]. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | ==External links== |
| + | *[http://www.agilitynut.com/mim/ice.html Roadside Architecture] | ||
| + | *[http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/reports/places/Sites/8ES00516_crystal.cfm Florida's History Through Its Places] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Eastside]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places]] | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 11 September 2007
| Crystal Ice Company building | |
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| Building Information | |
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| Location | 2024 North Davis Street |
| Architect | Steven Fulgham |
| Client | Guy Spearman |
| Completion Date | 1932 |
| Structural System | concrete, stucco |
| <googlemap lat="30.434734" lon="-87.21312" zoom="17" width="288" height="200">
30.434709, -87.213099, Crystal Ice Company building </googlemap> | |
The Crystal Ice Company was a roadside ice store in the Eastside neighborhood built circa 1932 for Guy Spearman, who later founded the Spearman Brewing Company.
Hand signals, used for ordering, and prices set in relief on the building's exterior. Photo courtesy of Roadside Architecture.
Passing motorists would stop under the canopy and indicate to an attendant (using hand signals shown in relief on the building's exterior) how much ice they wanted.
The building (which still stands at 2024 North Davis Street) is notable for its design by Steven Fulgham featuring stucco "icicles" a polar bear sculpture on the roof. It is one of the only remaining examples of vernacular roadside commercial architecture in Pensacola and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1983.
