The Puritan Ice plant in Guadalupe remained standing until 2011. These images capture it just before demolition, and then during.
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. And the earlier historic images from Guadalupe.
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Looking north
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - From the entry road off Main Street.
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - From entry road.
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Office sign
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - John Fritsche, researcher, and Rennie Pili, owner
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Compressors
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Brine tank and compressor floor
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Wooden brine tank covers
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Dipping tank and ice conveyor
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Conveyor and tank detail
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Brine tanks
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Ice prongs
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Pressure gauges with Gay Engineering plaque
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Rennie Pili at the ice cans
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Ice can detail
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Brine tank covers
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Brine covers detail
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Overhead ice can crane
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, March 2010 - Interior of storage building #3 with conveyors
Guadalupe Cemetery, Minami family plot with Puritan Ice in background. March 2010.
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, October 2011 - Demolition
Puritan Ice, plant #2, Guadalupe, October 2011 - Demolition
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