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"(Where did they get the ice?)"

That is a fantastic question ...

Many different cities around the world have an "icehouse" street - the origin of the name being obvious. However, I know of an "icehouse" street in Hong Kong and I always wonder "when the icehouse was here, and this street was named for it, where in the world were they getting ice?"

I know you can pack ice in sawdust and straw, etc., and keep it for the summer, but Hong Kong is a very, very long journey from anywhere that freezes in the winter ... where were they bringing ice from ?




They got the ice from the east coast of the US and from Norway. Ice used to be big business.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_trade


The trouble is that the ice trade is 19th-century, but Braudel quoted a source from the 17th century about taking everything iced.

Can any Filipino reader comment on whether snow ever falls there? I didn't see any snowcaps on Google Satellite View, but that's not the best of sources...




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