Old Town in Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Innes Wholesale Furniture / City Ice Delivery

1919

Innes Furniture / City Ice Delivery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

1. Innes Furniture / City Ice Delivery Marker

Inscription.
Innes Wholesale Furniture Co.
No. 701 E. First
1919
When the George Innes Dry Goods Warehouse opened in 1919, it bought, manufactured and sold furniture and home furnishings.

1998
The building was converted into Innes Station, an upscale loft apartment community.

1917
City Ice Delivery, located at 115 N. Rock Island, operated in a time before refrigerators ruled our kitchens. Employees worked hard to deliver enormous, heavy ice blocks to homes throughout the city.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 37° 41.239′ N, 97° 19.663′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is in Old Town. Marker is on Mosley near 1st Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the plaza immediately north of the Museum of World Treasures. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 835 East 1st Street, Wichita KS 67202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oldtown Marketplace (here, next to this marker); Warehouse District (here, next to this marker); Riding the Rails (here, next to this marker); Simmons Hardware Company (here, next to this marker); Simmons Hardware Company / Hockaday Paint Company

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(here, next to this marker); Coleman Company (here, next to this marker); Union Station and the Santa Fe (here, next to this marker); Johnson-Frazier Building / Cox Produce Company (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Oldtown Wichita History. (Submitted on June 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Innes Wholesale Furniture Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

2. Innes Wholesale Furniture Marker

City Ice Delivery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

3. City Ice Delivery Marker

Oldtown Markers at Museum of World Treasures Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. Oldtown Markers at Museum of World Treasures Plaza

Innes Wholesale Furniture / City Ice Delivery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

5. Innes Wholesale Furniture / City Ice Delivery Marker

Ice Tongs whimsy

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on June 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on June 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.