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Charlie Shugart
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Ice delivery to downtown offices in Tokyo some 30+ years ago.
It's safe to say that offices that need ice for any reason- now have refrigerators that make it .
Japan got started late on a great many things.



Charlie Shugart 2014

Tokyo Ice Man- 1970s




Jan 01, 2014 at 10:30 PM
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Actually, I know a few ice dealers! Nowadays, they sell mostly to the fishing industry and special ice for ice carvings.

Ryan



Jan 02, 2014 at 02:17 AM
Charlie Shugart
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lostinjapan wrote:
Actually, I know a few ice dealers! Nowadays, they sell mostly to the fishing industry and special ice for ice carvings.

Ryan


Thanks for a modern insight, Ryan.
As you know, delivering bulk ice to the fishing industry is much different than delivering ice to offices or homes that have no ice-making machines.
Long ago when I was a child in Los Angeles, we had home ice delivery. My brother and I would wait for bits to fall on the street as the man sawed chunks off for our house. We'd use the 10-second rule and snap them off the street, brush them off, and suck on them until the ice was gone.
A couple years later we got a refrigerator to replace our icebox.
A generation later, Japan was still dealing with iceboxes.
Because of their lightning recovery from the devastation they experienced during WWII, it's easy to forget that 50 years ago, Japan lagged far behind the US and Europe kin many ways.
The ice delivery thing is but a small example.
Charlie



Apr 19, 2014 at 10:00 PM
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Charlie I love your photo's and look at them quite often. They bring back so many memories of my travels at similar time frames to when you captured these simple wonderful images. Thanks so much for the memories particularly of Asia where I lived for years, means a lot to me.

Dave




Apr 19, 2014 at 10:32 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Japan----Times Have Changed


Great historical photo!


Apr 23, 2014 at 12:07 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Japan----Times Have Changed


You think you know a guy! I had no idea you grew up in LA, Charlie.
As an aging, desk jockey, I love the idea of pedaling this ice around for delivery.
Wonderful shot.

Tim



Apr 23, 2014 at 07:02 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Japan----Times Have Changed


Such a great shot! Great way of showing our transformation over the years


Apr 24, 2014 at 06:32 AM
Charlie Shugart
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davenfl wrote:
Charlie I love your photo's and look at them quite often. They bring back so many memories of my travels at similar time frames to when you captured these simple wonderful images. Thanks so much for the memories particularly of Asia where I lived for years, means a lot to me.

Dave



Thanks a lot, Dave.
M posts are often plain and distant from most expectations (and always much older and out-of-date), so I realize there will be fewer who appreciate my modest efforts. So be it.
But that means I REALLY appreciate it when people such as yourself can enjoy and relate to them.
Charlie



Apr 24, 2014 at 06:27 PM





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