I am not familiar with this building nor have ever seen it. Do you have any pictures of it to post? What year was it built? Thanks! Charles Schneider - -------------- Original message from William Shultz <wshultz1_@_twcny.rr.com>: -------------- > Another EL era icons is history. Over the past couple of months the > former A&P plant/distribution center in Elmira has been in the process > of being razed. When I went by today after last seeing it a couple of > weeks ago, it was completely gone. They are doing site preparation work > for whatever is to replace it (a parking lot?). I don't know what the > plans are for the site since I haven't keep up with the local papers. > Maybe someone from the Elmira area proper knows what the plans are for > the site. > > For those who may not be familiar, this plant was a huge concrete > building, 1.2 million square feet if I remember correctly. It contained > a massive cold storage freezer used for frozen foods. I believe all rail > traffic to the plant was limited to inbound loads with trucks handling > the outbound loads. I'm not 100% certain of that though. > > Will Shultz > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > Sponsored by the ELH&TS > http://www.elhts.org The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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