tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post3884035589796316519..comments2024-03-24T15:23:47.503-05:00Comments on Joe Herring Jr.: Wednesday Ephemera: Postcard shows the 2 mills in downtown KerrvilleJoe Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415079505193654859noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post-9502907495092000172011-05-21T00:48:47.231-05:002011-05-21T00:48:47.231-05:00If you look at the 1916 Sanborn Maps, sheet
# 2, ...If you look at the 1916 Sanborn Maps, sheet <br /># 2, you can see that the red brick building that was part of the Schreiner Mill, and later the Kerrville Ice House, had no stairs in it.<br /><br />How did workers get to the upper floors of the red brick building?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post-43647840120188758742011-05-20T13:40:52.029-05:002011-05-20T13:40:52.029-05:00Does anyone have photos that show the front of the...Does anyone have photos that show the front of the old Ice House?<br /><br />I would love to see interior and exterior photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post-38968809677127299632011-02-09T23:52:19.285-06:002011-02-09T23:52:19.285-06:00I did not know, really, until following your blog,...I did not know, really, until following your blog, that the mills ever existed. I love learning about all of the history. Fascinating, once again, Joe! I look forward to your blog every day, from over here on the West Coast---I get to see a slice of my childhood town, that I, too, think is very special. ;-)Julie B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post-57489688170296626422011-02-09T16:30:58.262-06:002011-02-09T16:30:58.262-06:00In reference to the red building at the Ice House,...In reference to the red building at the Ice House, here is an enigma that I have been unable to solve.<br /><br />The building did not have a staircase. <br /><br />How did workers get to the upper levels of the building?<br /><br />The postcard photo that Joe posted seems to indicate a ramp of some type on the front of the red brick building. <br /><br />Was it a portable or external staircase? I’m not certain.<br /><br />I have been told that the underground facilities were accessed by way of a “below ground level” door on the west side of the building. <br /><br />Supposedly, the doorway led directly into the underground rooms. I have never seen that doorway myself, so I can only report on what I was told, true or not true, I don’t know.<br /><br />Again, how did workers get to the upper levels?<br /><br />Eventually, an elevator was installed on the east side of the building. <br /><br />I saw that old rusty, door-less elevator many times, but for the life of me, I cannot remember if it was built inside the red building (as one would expect) or whether the elevator shaft was built as an attachment to the building.<br /><br />In the 1950’s, the entire first floor of the red building was a deer storage vault that was used as temporary storage only during hunting season.<br /><br />Perhaps there was a staircase, and during the construction of the deer storage vault, the first level of the staircase was removed.<br /><br />Or, perhaps the elevator shaft was constructed inside the red building, and prior to installing the elevator, there were stairs inside the shaft that were removed.<br /><br />I don’t know the answer to these questions, but I would like to know.<br /><br />Are there any existing floor plans, or diagrams, of the red building?<br /><br />If anyone knows the answer for certain, please post your reply.<br /><br />I am grateful for any help offered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post-66616727816279534352011-02-09T15:41:34.796-06:002011-02-09T15:41:34.796-06:00Mr. Eastland, who owned the Kerrville Ice House, s...Mr. Eastland, who owned the Kerrville Ice House, spoke many times of the dual mill channels.<br /><br />Joe's research is "right on the money."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185899036941198756.post-79323902396961040922011-02-09T12:32:58.217-06:002011-02-09T12:32:58.217-06:00This posting is an old postcard.
In the "Gol...This posting is an old postcard.<br /><br />In the "Golden Years" of postcard printing, photographers took a photo of a certain local scene and then printers printed the postcards, utilizing the scenic photo. <br /><br />Next, the postcards would be sold to local citizens, who loved seeing their town scenes preserved on postcards. It was a popular and sometimes profitable business during the first half of the 1900's.<br /><br />There's no reason to think this picture postcard is anything but what it implies, meaning there were two channels and Joe was correct with his original "two mill channels" theory.<br /><br />Good work, Joe!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com