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charlie said:
I am now in the process of looking for an address.
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Sorry, I could not find an address and the Internet didn't help any either. I wonder if any of the structure still exists?
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Charlie,

I am formally from Indy (40 yrs.) and worked in Carmel, In. I met you at several IAEI seminars. I know Barth Electric. Thanks for these wonderful pictures. I know the pics were taken 3 yrs before I was born, but when you bring up familiar names such as Polar Ice and Barth....I get a bit home sick...Thanks again for sharing.
 
good 'ole days

good 'ole days

mdshunk said:
The thing I like about the old pictures is the way the men dressed. Shirts and trousers that actually fit. T-shirts worn as undershirts and not as a regular shirt. Belts with the pants. Hats generally worn from October through April.
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These were the good 'ole days! Thanks for sharing this. Marc I wonder if these cloths are "arc flash" rated?:D
 
Very interesing photos Charlie. Having served my apprentiship under a few "brutes" from the 50's and prior years. Some of the stories I've heard really makes me appreciate modern tools and materials of today. Looking back on it now , I can almost forgive them for being real SOB's to work under. We really have it made in comparson to the old timers.
 
elohr46 said:
I wonder why they kept the bottoms of the switches even, I always did the tops.
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Maybe because with a trough below as well as above, they wanted each handle as low as possible. The smaller the enclosure, the closer the handle is to the top. People are taller on average nowadays.



Added: I thought the forum clock discrepancy had been fixed. :-?
 
This may help:

After the bankruptcy the company was sold to Michael Schrick, and was eventually renamed the Southern Indiana Ice and Beverage Company during Prohibition. This company closed in 1935. The old brewery site was reopened as the Polar Ice Company. This was razed in 1969 when the Holiday Inn which occupies this location now was constructed. No Brewery buildings remain.
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From: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Number/995956

Further investigation lists the location at the corner of 4th and Spring Street.

The address is 411 W. Spring St., New Albany, IN 47150
 
K8MHZ said:
This may help:

From: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Number/995956

Further investigation lists the location at the corner of 4th and Spring Street.

The address is 411 W. Spring St., New Albany, IN 47150
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I can't tell you how much this means to my family, thank you very much!

My wife and her two sisters are very appreciative of all the comments that all of you have made about these photos since their father had passed some time ago. He worked for Polar Ice for several years and had a lot to do with the construction at New Albany. I have since found out that this was all done from 1946 to 1949.

Again, thanks to all of you. :grin:
 
mdshunk said:
The thing I like about the old pictures is the way the men dressed. Shirts and trousers that actually fit. T-shirts worn as undershirts and not as a regular shirt. Belts with the pants. Hats generally worn from October through April.
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If you asked your employes to dress like that now they would all scream bloody murder....and start whinning
 
tonyou812 said:
If you asked your employes to dress like that now they would all scream bloody murder....and start whinning
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Heavan forbid anyone ask a guy to dress like a professional, even modestly different than the bums hanging out at the local pool hall.
JohnJ0906 said:
I'm going to wear a Fedora tomorrow.
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tonyou812 said:
And im gonna wear my Star Trek shirt tommorow
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I'm going to be in and out of a cramped, very filthy attic tomorrow (formerly slate roof, you know how they are). I have a feeling that whatever I start out wearing won't be what I end up wearing.
 
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mdshunk said:
Heavan forbid anyone ask a guy to dress like a professional, even modestly different than the bums hanging out at the local pool hall.


I'm going to be in and out of a cramped, very filthy attic tomorrow (formerly slate roof, you know how they are). I have a feeling that whatever I start out wearing won't be what I end up wearing.
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Save yourself some time and just show up in your boxers........
 
POWER_PIG said:
Save yourself some time and just show up in your boxers........
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That won't fly. College sorority house. I'd be in jail at warp speed.

I really hope someone manages to snag some recent pics of this place. That would be a real treat to see.
 
mdshunk said:
Heavan forbid anyone ask a guy to dress like a professional, even modestly different than the bums hanging out at the local pool hall.


I'm going to be in and out of a cramped, very filthy attic tomorrow (formerly slate roof, you know how they are). I have a feeling that whatever I start out wearing won't be what I end up wearing.
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I am wearing golf shoes tommorow, and yes getting paid for it :)
 
tonyou812 said:
If you asked your employes to dress like that now they would all scream bloody murder....and start whinning
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I got a job a while back because the electrician who showed up before me was wearing a T-shirt. I buy button down shirts at a local thrift shop. If they get ruined on the job I don't care because they only cost a quarter anyways. You don't have to spend a lot of money to look like a professional. :smile:
 
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