Hi Stu! Thanks for sharing these memories.
If I recall correctly from city directories of the period, the oil/tar company was named Koppers. An 18-wheeler trucking company now occupies that site, which has recently been listed for sale (not sure the current status).
You mentioned University Sand and Gravel, which was acquired the site of the old Perry Coal Company, originally East Hill Coal Yard. The large covered coal trestle building was still located at the siding there in 1964, but had been razed by 1976. Do you by chance have any recollection of how long this particular structure survived?
If I recall correctly from city directories of the period, the oil/tar company was named Koppers. An 18-wheeler trucking company now occupies that site, which has recently been listed for sale (not sure the current status).
You mentioned University Sand and Gravel, which was acquired the site of the old Perry Coal Company, originally East Hill Coal Yard. The large covered coal trestle building was still located at the siding there in 1964, but had been razed by 1976. Do you by chance have any recollection of how long this particular structure survived?