Pittsburgher Wrote:
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> 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


I knew about the Pittsburgh connection, but I did not know the details you provided in the link. Thank you.