Cedar Lake Ice & Fuel Co. has been blogged before. Our blogging friend seems to have done the internet research back in 2008, so I'm going to keep this brief. I'm not exactly sure why, but apparently Hidden Beach, a formerly nude beach on Cedar Lake is involved, so how could I not mention it?'
I've not got a ton on the company itself, but they seem to have dealt in ice, coke, coal and oil. Presumably they helped you keep your house warm in the winter and your custard cold in the ice box year-round. The Strib pulled together an awesome collection of photos from 1947 of the harvesting of ice on Cedar Lake not too long ago. I would guess it's this company doing the harvesting, but it doesn't explicitly say. That post links to even older coverage from 1890. Click both links and check out the really cool, and cold, old pictures.
This building is on Nicollet between 25th and 26th, on what locals like to call "Eat Street," and now houses Vertical Endeavors, where you can go rock climbing.
Here's another shot of the sign from Flickr. The local press was/is on top of redevelopment efforts.
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