Jim Ice House located at 528 W. Main Street. ? Photo courtesy Gillespie County Historical Society
Commentary
Cool times at the ice house
Saloons were the primary establishments for drinking and socializing in Fredericksburg before 1920, but they never made a comeback after the repeal of Prohibition. Ice houses took the place of saloons for many Germans for a time after World War II. In the beginning, Texas ice houses actually sold ice
