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The ice must flow (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 71 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

As a kid I thought this was just a weird hotel thing. Got the backstory eventually.

TL;DR: ice became commonplace around the time motel chains spread across the US.

Ice was once an exotic import only nice hotels could offer. Its perceived luxury remained decades after refrigeration allowed manufacture. Hotels could still charge for it, so they did, but in the ‘50s and ‘60s ice went from cheap to essentially free.

Concurrently, roadside motor-hotel (motel) chains spread across the US. Among these, “Holiday Inn” was the first to offer ice as a complementary amenity. Competitors followed suit. National roll-out at every motel franchise happened quickly. Soon nearly every hotel offered self-serve ice as a standard amenity.

Hence our icy embarrassment of riches.

[–] HorseMackrel@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Thank you for this comment.

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