Ms. Springate:

Its been some 30 years since I have lived at Lake Tahoe (ski-bum days), and
I don't remember the lake ever freezing, except in the most shallow of bays.
And yet, some of the turn-of-the-century mansions there did have small
icehouses so they must have been harvesting local ice, nothing industrial
though.  The railroad icehouse here in Las Vegas (once listed on the
National Register) was set on fire as an anti-preservation measure, nothing
reaches 50 years old here in Vegas except the people.  Sorry, not much help
here......

----- Original Message -----
From: "Megan Springate" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 5:58 PM
Subject: Still Working Icehouses?


> Greetings.
>
> I have been contacted by a TV producer looking for an icehouse still in
> operation, preferably in the Lake Tahoe region. They are looking for an
> industrial-type icehouse (vs. a single family-sized construction).
> Unfortunately, all I can tell them about are small farm-sized houses, one
> of which has since been converted into a storage shed!
>
> Anyone on the list have any leads?
>
> Please send any questions, ideas to: <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Thanks,
> Megan Springate