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The '''Union Ice Company''' was a cold storage company and Ice maker with plants across the U.S.
  
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In San Jose, the Park Avenue plant (on the Western Pacific Railroad) was built in 1928; fire on July 19, 1928 destroyed the half-built structure according to
 
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[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wAgvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2174%2C1634451 July 20, 1928 San Jose Evening News]  A separate plant on Julian Street at Stockton Avenue iced cars on the Southern Pacific railroad.
 
 
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| Hayward || 1962 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=24%20West%20A%20Street%20%281962%29,Hayward 24 West A Street (1962)] ||  
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| Hayward || 1959<ref>U.S. Department of Agriculture, [http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/DireRefrWa//1950s/1959/DireRefrWa-01-00-1959.pdf Directory of Refrigerated Warehouses in the United States], 1959.</ref> || 2124 A Street || Not present in 1947.
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| Mountain View || 1947, 1959<ref>U.S. Department of Agriculture, [http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/DireRefrWa//1940s/1947/DireRefrWa-06-00-1947.pdf Directory of Refrigerated Warehouses in the United States]. 1947.</ref> || Mariposa and Villa St. ||
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| Napa || 1947 || 925 6th Street ||
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| Oakland || 1959 || 2240 Filbert St. ||
 
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| San Jose || 1915, 1960s || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Julian%20Street%20at%20railroad%20tracks,San%20Jose Julian Street at railroad tracks] ||  
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| San Jose || 1915, 1960s || Stockton Ave and Julian Ave. || Northwest corner of Julian.
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| San Jose || 1928, 1962 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=761%20Park%20Avenue,San%20Jose 761 Park Avenue] ||  
 
| San Jose || 1928, 1962 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=761%20Park%20Avenue,San%20Jose 761 Park Avenue] ||  
 
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| Santa Cruz || 1962 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chestnut%20and%20Laurel%20St,Santa%20Cruz Chestnut and Laurel St] ||  
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| San Jose || 1959 || 804 W. San Fernando St. ||  
 
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| Santa Cruz || 1947, 1962 || 190 Chestnut Ave. || At Laurel.
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| Stockton || 1947 || West Weber & Pershing ||
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==Details==
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==Union Ice in San Jose ==
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Park Avenue plant was built in 1928; fire on July 19, 1928 destroyed the half-built structure according to
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In San Jose, the Park Avenue plant (on the Western Pacific Railroad) was built in 1928; fire on July 19, 1928 destroyed the half-built structure<ref>
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[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wAgvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2174%2C1634451 July 20, 1928 San Jose Evening News].</ref>. A separate plant on Julian Street at Stockton Avenue iced cars on the Southern Pacific railroad.
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 13 December 2014

Summary
Business

Ice

The Union Ice Company was a cold storage company and Ice maker with plants across the U.S.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Hayward 1959[1] 2124 A Street Not present in 1947.
Mountain View 1947, 1959[2] Mariposa and Villa St.
Napa 1947 925 6th Street
Oakland 1959 2240 Filbert St.
San Jose 1915, 1960s Stockton Ave and Julian Ave. Northwest corner of Julian.
San Jose 1928, 1962 761 Park Avenue
San Jose 1959 804 W. San Fernando St.
Santa Cruz 1947, 1962 190 Chestnut Ave. At Laurel.
Stockton 1947 West Weber & Pershing
Willows 1947

Union Ice in San Jose

In San Jose, the Park Avenue plant (on the Western Pacific Railroad) was built in 1928; fire on July 19, 1928 destroyed the half-built structure[3]. A separate plant on Julian Street at Stockton Avenue iced cars on the Southern Pacific railroad.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Directory of Refrigerated Warehouses in the United States, 1959.
  2. ↑ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Directory of Refrigerated Warehouses in the United States. 1947.
  3. ↑ July 20, 1928 San Jose Evening News.
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