Berlin's catering industry was not only the right place for fresh and chilled food, but Ice blocks were also produced here on an assembly line. Restaurants and cafes used those ice blocks to cool their goods. In 1915, 250 tons of ice were made daily.
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Around 1978, when everyone had a refrigerator in their kitchen at home, the cold storage closed its doors. The adjacent Kühlhaus I was demolished the following year, but Kühlhaus II was preserved and languished for years, despite its protection as a monument.
Its restoration began at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Today, Kühlhaus II houses an event location. The Berlin Fashion Week, among other things, takes place there.