#367 The Ice Craze: How the Ice Business Transformed New York
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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New York Ice Trade
In 18 26, an enterprising new jersey farmer decided to cut large blocks of ice out of the lake. He then lid them down the hill to a vessel that was awaiting on the hudson river. Then they sailed that ship all the way down to greenwich village,. The ice was then transferred into a series of darkened storage cellars whi rockland lake ice been stored and sold in greenwich village. tom i'm going to take us now to a place near nyak, new york called rockland lake - not to be confused with tudor's rockwood pond which made my notes la bit of a nightmare early on.
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