Hasson Park

…downtown business district, speeches in the park and an illuminated bicycle parade at night inside the park. At the same time, a campaign was launched to raise money to install…

Second Presbyterian Church

Second Presbyterian Church

…elegant organ. H.L. Foster, a church member, purchased the organ, which had won first prize for its exquisite tones at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial, and installed it in his South…

Utilities

Utilities

…pipelines and poles were set accordingly. Corrin Electric was located at the end of Center Street Bridge. The family-owned company was one of the key installers of electric lines to…

An Eventful Year

An Eventful Year

installation, concerts, speeches, BridgeFest, souvenirs and much more. Snapshots of those 2021 events, plus a number of old postcards that promote Oil City, are included in this Hidden Heritage. Oil…

Early Theaters

Early Theaters

installed by Welker & Maxwell Co. across the street from the new theater. The Latonia, a towering yellow brick building adorned with sculpted figures along the roof line and a…

Library Hall

Library Hall

…carved four-foot high, 50-by-50-foot stage with dressing rooms on each side. Doors leading to them were curved wood. Six large leaded glass windows were installed on the sides of the…

Say Cheese

Say Cheese

…Oil Creek Valley. For a time, he shared space in a traveling shop with a watchmaker. He then added a flatboat with a photographer’s studio in a small shed installed…

The Glass Industry

The Glass Industry

…merge with Questor Corp. The new owners installed an electric melt furnace and built a sprawling warehouse. Two warehouses were built and they were connected across Route 8 by an…

Kramer & Mullins

Kramer & Mullins

…model was known as the top of the utility boat line. A key feature was the installation of in-built air tanks that made the hull unsinkable. The Mullins Boat Corp….