BUFFALO TRICO Historic Construction Photos 1955 Architecture SIGNED TRI-MAIN

Description: Incredible photographs of the 1955-56 Building Extension to the TRICO North Buffalo Plant, at 2495 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, accompanied with Signed Letterhead of the BALDWIN-LIMA-HAMILTON Corp.,manufacturers of the LIMA T-54 Crane in the photographs, RUPP Equipment Co. is clearly visible on the side of the crane. Lot incudes:2 (two) 8x10 B&W Real Photographs1 (one) Signed Letterhead - 1 (one) 1956 Courier Express newspaper clipping article on the Trico Addition. H. E. Plummer & Associates designed the addition and the General Contractor was the Metzger Construction Company. History of 2495 Main St, Buffalo, NY:In 1915, famous architect Albert Kahn designed Henry Ford’s plant at 2495 Main Street.The building was leased to various tenants, including Hercules Motors, to make diesel engines for the Navy and Bell Aircraft Corporation. On September 5, 1941, Bell Aircraft received a request to design and construct America’s first jet engine warplane. The aircraft was built in the utmost secrecy on the upper floor of the building and became known as a “black project.”Trico Products Company, founded by John R. Oishei of Buffalo, was the world’s largest maker of windshield wipers. Trico purchased the building after WWII and 2495 Main Street was known as Trico #Plant 2. During this time period, the building expansion increased the size to today’s 650,000 square feet. At one time, Trico was the largest employer in the city of Buffalo.Tri-Main Center became Buffalo’s first large-scale rehabilitation of a vacant industrial complex. Twenty-seven years later, it is a vibrant mixed-use business center with over 100 companies and growing. Tri-Main Center has been at the forefront of the city’s resurgence and is cultivating the creative community in Buffalo.Buffalo, WNY, Erie County, NY, New York, History, Historic, Construction, Cranes, Manufacturing, Architecture, Buildings, historical photographs, historical documents, preservation. LOC: RC-3-2

Price: 175.5 USD

Location: Tonawanda, New York

End Time: 2024-11-23T15:10:18.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD