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The historic Icehouse at 5th Avenue and Jackson Street in downtown Phoenix. Photo: Jeremy Duda/Axios
Congratulations to Sal O., the first reader to give us the correct location for Monday's "Where in the Valley?" photo.
State of play: The decorative fence is at 5th Avenue and Jackson Street in downtown Phoenix, outside the Icehouse.
- The Icehouse is an events and arts venue with a long and colorful history.
Flashback: It was built in 1910 for Constable Ice Storage and used — as the name suggests — to store massive blocks of ice, per Downtown Phoenix Journal.
- The Phoenix Police Department later used it as an evidence storage facility, which for a time housed murdered Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles' bombed car.
- Helen Hestenes and David Therrien bought it from the city 1990 and converted into an arts and performance space, which became a popular spot for raves.
- The venue is still available to rent today.
