Tuesday, June 5, 2012

End of an Era in Mon valley

In the middle of the Rust Belt of old and long gone Steel mills one of the last remnants of that era has closed. Harco Electric on Braddock ave. in Braddock Pa. was one of the last of the Industrial Electrical supplies  in the Mon Valley He closed and has decided to retire after 60 + years in business. I often stopped in there for industrial electrical supplies you could find no where else. This now leaves Stanton Industrial Electric Supply as the last Mohican in the area.  Its a shame to see all the different industrial supply houses close and wither as did the steel industry . Some like Harco held on because of the unique items they carried while others went quickly.
Braddock itself while having one of the last operating mills in the valley has fallen on hard times as well as most of the little shops along main street are gone and torn down but Holly Wood has taken a liking to the towns gritty work and has filmed several movies there including one being done currently. But it is very doubtful Braddock will ever come back to what it was like so many river mill and coal towns in the area.
 But there is a glimmer of hope as some manufacturing jobs are starting to trickle back to this area but with automation many previous jobs are no longer available as a robot or other technology now does the job.  Hope you enjoy your well deserved retirement Mr. Harco   But it is a sad day to see you go.

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