Howard Wrote:
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> I’m from Pittsburgh, PA and SCPC #2’s connection
> with a chicken diner brings back lots of memories
> for me. My father was a poultry man for over 30
> years and I swear we ate chicken seven days a
> week. I remember every time the Pittsburgh Pirates
> first baseman Willie Stargell hit a home run
> everyone at his chicken restaurant received free
> chicken. The Pirates announcer would announce,
> “Chicken on the Hill” every time Stargell hit a
> home run. Chasing SCPC #2 yesterday was certainly
> a home run for me and I want to say its “Chiggen
> on the Hill”.
>
There's another Pittsburgh connection. The HK Porter Company built SCPC #2 in Pittsburgh. The Porter Company Plant lives on in the form of a residential complex known as the Locomotive Lofts in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood.
Here's a link to the Locomotive Lofts website which has a section on the history of the HK Porter Company:
Locomotive Lofts