Building of Allied Refrigerators
The building that housed the allied refrigerators
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1917 Constructed by the French army.
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
Next to the Old Slaughterhouses, is the building of the WWI allies’ military refrigerators. The Entente soldiers of the Macedonian front were supplied with meat from here. The decorative elements of the building are highlighted even though they have been destroyed to great extent.
What I can't see
The cooling facilities were bought by Epaminondas Charilaos, a pioneer of the industry during the interwar period. His construction company built the Harilaou refugee settlement, which today is a populous and prosperous district of the city. The operation of the building as a refrigerator and ice factory lasted until 1986. It then housed a French car company dealership. Today, it remains empty and unused.
Info
- Address: 23 26is Oktovriou St.
Bibliography
Zafeiris Ch. (1997), Θεσσαλονίκης Εγκόλπιον, ιστορία, πολιτισμός, η πόλη σήμερα, γεύσεις, μουσεία, μνημεία, διαδρομές, [Thessaloniki Handbook, history, culture, the city today, flavours, museums, routes], Athens: Exantas
Tsaktsira L, Papanthimou K., Mantziou G., Kalogirou N., (2014), Θεσσαλονίκη, η πόλη και τα μνημεία της, [Thessaloniki, the city and its monuments], Thessaloniki: Malliaris Pedia
