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ICEBERGS, IGLOOS & CAVES (page 1)

Crystal Ice Company Building Pensacola, FL

The Crystal Ice Company Building was built in 1932 to resemble a giant block of ice. The stucco building was used to sell ice to passing motorists. In relief under the canopy are the hand signals used to indicate how much ice you wanted. On top of the canopy is what appears to be a small polar bear. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is not in use. There were originally four of these buildings - this is the only one left. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Casita Lupe Café Dallas, TX

The Casita Lupe Café's iceberg-shaped building was built in the 1920s. In the 1940s, it was used as a Polar Bear Ice Cream shop. For more, see this website.

The Igloo Toledo, OH

The Igloo ice cream stand has been here a long time. It was painted blue for awhile and reopened in 2006 after being closed for some time. For more, see this website.

Igloo Brice, OH

This Igloo building is a mystery. Does anyone know what it has been used for or when it was built?

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