[SEL] Surviving Factories

[Ted Brookover]

Here are some pics of engine related building from Kansas city's past.
http://www.oldengine.org/members/brookover/sign.html

Ted Brookover
4801 E. Red Bridge Rd.
Kansas City, Missouri, 64137
816-763-3142
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judge Tommy Turner" <lcjudge at scrtc.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Surviving Factories


> I'm really enjoying this thread as its a part of the old iron history that 
> tends to be forgotten.  I think this would make a great GEM article.  The 
> old Hagan factory was torn down about 25 years ago.  I was fortunate to 
> have gone in it before it met the wrecking ball.  The old building looked 
> exactly as it did during the engine building days.  The "second" home of 
> Hagan is still standing.  Hagan sold out in 1917 to Saunier Brothers of 
> Lexington.  Saunier sold Hagan engines after they acquired the company but 
> they were primarily constructed from the left over parts, rebuilds, etc. 
> The Saunier buildings still stand in Lexington and look like they did 100 
> years ago.
>
> Tommy Turner
> Magnolia, KY
>
>
>
> Ted Brookover wrote:
>
>> The former "Witte" factory building is still standing here in Kansas 
>> City,
>> although the foundry was torn down many years ago.
>>
>
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