55-57 Commercial Street

Western Cold Storage. Seven enormous cold storage plants — known simply as “cold storages” or “freezers” — served the fishing Continue reading →

Elisha Freeman’s Wharf

125 Commercial Street. Elisha Freeman’s Wharf was one of the most important in town, built around 1830 and run in Continue reading →

125 Commercial Street

Cape Cod Cold Storage Company | Atlantic Coast Fisheries Cold Storage. Cold storage transformed Provincetown. In 1893, the town presented Continue reading →

125 Commercial Street

Cape Cod Cold Storage engine house. What little aesthetic charm the cold storage plant possessed came from the deep front Continue reading →

125 Commercial Street

Cape Cod Cold Storage freezer. Unless you lived here at the time, in which case you remember it clearly, it’s Continue reading →

125 Commercial Street

Cape Cod Cold Storage filleting department. Filleted frozen fish saved money for dealers (stocks lasted much longer, weighed far less, Continue reading →

125 Commercial Street

Cape Cod Cold Storage trolley and tramway. Fish didn’t get into the West End freezer by themselves. Instead, a remarkable Continue reading →

125 Commercial Street

Coast Guard Station Provincetown boat house | Former Cape Cod Cold Storage cannery. The demolition of the old West End Continue reading →