I do remember many of the people along First Avenue, if not all, did own all the way to the river. My aunt and uncle owned property along there and they had a nice garden down the bank. I, too, remember the ice house, and the iceman and his wagon going through town, with children following along behind picking up pieces of ice that feel from the wagon. It sure was nice, on a hot day, to suck on that ice !! Of course, some of us also chewed pieces of hot tar from the roads, as well!!! Who remembers the cards the housewife put in the window telling the iceman how much ice would be needed that day ?? She put it in the window in such a manner that the amount needed would be at the top of the card, thus saving the iceman a trip to the house to inquire. On 3/29/2005, "cheryl enyart" <trayne1837inc@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >Ok, I know where you are talking about. That is where the old ice plant used to be. My son lives 2 doors up from the gravel parking lot. >I was told today by someone very knowledgable that the lots were suppose to be for gardening only but later people built on them. Some of them had to be petitioned to the city government before they could be released and built on. >Now the house my son lives on has a steep bank, I have never been down to the water's edge, of course now would be a whole lot of difference than then when the river and its edge was farther out. >I will keep my ear's open and eye's looking for information on the garden lots, but I can remember my father saying that some people owned from their house on the other side of first ave to river which would include the garden lot. > >Cheryl > > >Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of the email. >

Now Charlie, tell the truth. We didn't pick it up off the road, we swiped it off the ice truck (from under the tarp) when the iceman was taking ice into the houses. I must say that we only borrowed the little pieces that were left over after he picked away at the big pieces. We were so small we could hardly reach the bed of the truck. Maybe you did it a little different one block over (LOL). Mary Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Hazlett" <charlie@hazlett.net> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Garden lots > > I do remember many of the people along First Avenue, if not all, did own > all the way to the river. My aunt and uncle owned property along there > and they had a nice garden down the bank. > > I, too, remember the ice house, and the iceman and his wagon going > through town, with children following along behind picking up pieces of > ice that feel from the wagon. It sure was nice, on a hot day, to suck > on that ice !! > > Of course, some of us also chewed pieces of hot tar from the roads, as > well!!! > > Who remembers the cards the housewife put in the window telling the > iceman how much ice would be needed that day ?? She put it in the > window in such a manner that the amount needed would be at the top of > the card, thus saving the iceman a trip to the house to inquire. > > On 3/29/2005, "cheryl enyart" <trayne1837inc@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >>Ok, I know where you are talking about. That is where the old ice plant >>used to be. My son lives 2 doors up from the gravel parking lot. >>I was told today by someone very knowledgable that the lots were suppose >>to be for gardening only but later people built on them. Some of them had >>to be petitioned to the city government before they could be released and >>built on. >>Now the house my son lives on has a steep bank, I have never been down to >>the water's edge, of course now would be a whole lot of difference than >>then when the river and its edge was farther out. >>I will keep my ear's open and eye's looking for information on the garden >>lots, but I can remember my father saying that some people owned from >>their house on the other side of first ave to river which would include >>the garden lot. >> >>Cheryl >> >> >>Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch >> >> >>--------------------------------- >>Do you Yahoo!? >> Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. >> >> >>==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >>If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to >>OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of >>the email. >> > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Please keep your topic related to genealogical research > in Gallia County, Ohio. > >

Ah...you caught me! Indeed it was stealing.......but it was fun !! On 3/30/2005, "Mary Lee Davis Marchi" <mlmquilt@zoomnet.net> wrote: >Now Charlie, tell the truth. >We didn't pick it up off the road, we swiped it off the ice truck (from >under the tarp) when the iceman was taking ice into the houses. I must say >that we only borrowed the little pieces that were left over after he picked >away at the big pieces. >We were so small we could hardly reach the bed of the truck. Maybe you did >it a little different one block over (LOL). >Mary Lee > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Charlie Hazlett" <charlie@hazlett.net> >To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:39 PM >Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Garden lots > > >> >> I do remember many of the people along First Avenue, if not all, did own >> all the way to the river. My aunt and uncle owned property along there >> and they had a nice garden down the bank. >> >> I, too, remember the ice house, and the iceman and his wagon going >> through town, with children following along behind picking up pieces of >> ice that feel from the wagon. It sure was nice, on a hot day, to suck >> on that ice !! >> >> Of course, some of us also chewed pieces of hot tar from the roads, as >> well!!! >> >> Who remembers the cards the housewife put in the window telling the >> iceman how much ice would be needed that day ?? She put it in the >> window in such a manner that the amount needed would be at the top of >> the card, thus saving the iceman a trip to the house to inquire. >> >> On 3/29/2005, "cheryl enyart" <trayne1837inc@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>Ok, I know where you are talking about. That is where the old ice plant >>>used to be. My son lives 2 doors up from the gravel parking lot. >>>I was told today by someone very knowledgable that the lots were suppose >>>to be for gardening only but later people built on them. Some of them had >>>to be petitioned to the city government before they could be released and >>>built on. >>>Now the house my son lives on has a steep bank, I have never been down to >>>the water's edge, of course now would be a whole lot of difference than >>>then when the river and its edge was farther out. >>>I will keep my ear's open and eye's looking for information on the garden >>>lots, but I can remember my father saying that some people owned from >>>their house on the other side of first ave to river which would include >>>the garden lot. >>> >>>Cheryl >>> >>> >>>Be Well, Do Good Work , Keep In Touch >>> >>> >>>--------------------------------- >>>Do you Yahoo!? >>> Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. >>> >>> >>>==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >>>If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to >>>OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of >>>the email. >>> >> >> >> ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >> Please keep your topic related to genealogical research >> in Gallia County, Ohio. >> >> > > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of the email. >