Bugme Posted January 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 30, 2015 In WWII,Hamilton Manufacturing of Two Rivers, Wisconsin(My hometown) manufactured artillery and rifle shell casings for U.S. War Dept. My Grandfather worked there during the war and eventually retired from Hamiltons.After WWII, Hamiltons went into building Medical Furnishings. Sadly, this sprawling plant taking 40 acres is now being demolished. I took these photo's just as the demolition was beginning. It is sad to see the place that at one time employed several thousand people and contributed to the war effort in a big way, slowly become a memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted January 30, 2015 Before Demolition(Most of this is gone already, the rest will be gone soon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted January 30, 2015 In it's hay-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted January 31, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 31, 2015 That is huge.. Thanks for posting this Bug. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted January 31, 2015 Here's a few shots from another angle from way back. The one photo shows a time when they were adding on and not tearing down. It has been sad to see this icon of the community slowly depart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted January 31, 2015 And the same area a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted September 2, 2015 Photo taken today... it's all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Cub Posted September 3, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 3, 2015 Too bad it came down completely, thanks for the pictures. Were you able to get any souvenirs from the demolition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbuchh7715 Posted November 23, 2015 Share #9 Posted November 23, 2015 Two Rivers....birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae! Best, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted November 24, 2015 Too bad it came down completely, thanks for the pictures. Were you able to get any souvenirs from the demolition? Sadly,I got nothing from the place. My son got a few bricks from the building but, at the end of the day, they're just bricks. Two Rivers....birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae! Best, Peter You've been to Two Rivers! Yup, most people don't know that the Ice Cream Sundae was invented here! Here's the building right across from the old Hamilton site where they still sell sundae's next door to where the first one was made. The parking lot behind the building is where Berners Ice Cream shop was. The Washington house has a great local museum with awesome history about Hamiltons, the war effort and all the other great history about this old fishing community turned industrial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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