The facility changed hands several times starting in 1948, but continued to produce ice for most of the 20th century.
The key to producing amorphous ice is the rate of cooling.
And the home refrigerator isn't capable of producing ice in any quantity.
Unit can produce ice at the rate of 25 lbs.
In order to meet demand, suppliers started looking for ways of producing ice.
The Louisville area usually did not have the weather conditions to produce enough ice for this.
"They can't produce enough ice to bother us, especially when the weather is good and hot."
His refrigerator produced ice which he hung from the ceiling in a basin.
Most other American cities lacked, a facility that produced artificial ice at the time.
The Winter Garden used the latest technology to produce hard, dry ice.