This photo, and the one following, illustrate “cold storage” facilities, which were very common in the mid-2oth century, before the proliferation of supermarkets. Farmer’s Cold Storage had the motto “Home of Fine Cured Meats”. Almost every town of any size had a favored local “meat market”, and most offered storage for local meat producers. With the increase in concern over chemical additives and growth hormones, such businesses are beginning to reappear. The locavore movement, so-called for its reliance and insistence on locally grown foods and livestock, will help lead the revival of places like this, and I, for one, think it’s a great development.
There is on on highway 41 north of Sycamore. It was owned by John Corbitt. He processed pork, beef,etc Stored frozen vegetables,,beef, pork,. He smoked pork hams,bacon and made very good bbq and brunswick stew.He also was in the catering business .