Puritan Ice operated in Santa Barbara from 1922 through approximately 1965. The corporate headquarters were located in offices above the ice manufacturing plant at 325 E. Cabrillo Boulevard. In 1962, the firm relocated their headquarters to a new office building at the corner of Anacapa and East Arellaga Streets and leased at least a portion of the old plant building to Artesia Water. The headquarters was by then invested in Puritan Leasing, California Vegetable, and Palo Verde Equipment. They would soon acquire the Pepsi-Cola distributorship for Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties.
Don’t forget to buy the book, The Puritan Ice Companies: The Ice Empire of California’s Central Coast.
And check out images from other regions where Puritan flourished.
1922, Puritan Ice, Santa Barbara plant #1
1922, Interior, Puritan Ice, probably Santa Barbara.
1925, founder Leon Phillips’ home on the Santa Barbara Riviera during construction
2010, The Phillips’ home.
1935 photo of TP Dalzell, founder.
1929 Santa Barbara Ice, Sanborn Maps detail
1955c Puritan Ice Picks
1939 Mission Ice (one of Puritan’s alter egos) promotional calendar
1930s Leon and Blanche Phillips, in Hawaii.
1940c Leon Phillips’ motor launch, the Kuru, moored in front of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC. The launch was acquired by the U.S. Navy at the start of WWII.
1955c Richard and Donald Phillips’ Lincolns
1984 Santa Barbara Puritan Ice and Leasing Headquarters
1984 Pepsi Distribution Center, Ventura, CA
1984 Pepsi distribution center Ventura, CA
1991, Santa Barbara, former Puritan Ice Plant prior to demolition 01
1991, Santa Barbara, former Puritan Ice Plant prior to demolition 02
1991, Santa Barbara, former Puritan Ice Plant prior to demolition 03
1991, Santa Barbara, former Puritan Ice Plant prior to demolition 04
1991, Santa Barbara, former Puritan Ice Plant prior to demolition 05
1991, Santa Barbara, former Puritan Ice Plant prior to demolition 06
1991, Santa Barbara, former Puritan Ice Plant prior to demolition 07
2010 John Rasmussen, former CEO, Puritan Companies
2010, John Fritsche, left, with Bruce Phillips, grandson of Leon
2010, The Dalzell family plot at Santa Barbara Cemetery
Back to the Puritan Ice Companies home page.
See the recently unearthed images of Puritan in Santa Barbara at their 1922 opening.
It is not clear to me from this post what the relation is between Puritan Ice and Phillips. Founder?