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Fox Factory

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 10:42 pm
by grouse28
I was looking at the pictures of the Fox factory under the Catalog heading of the home page.
Seems they lowered the street quite a bit, perhaps 8 or 10 feet. The middle picture shows part of the building on
temporary cribbing. The other photos show what looks like to be the addition of a lower floor level under the original building. If so that was quite an accomplishment.

Re: Fox Factory

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:45 pm
by Researcher
Here is a wider view of the regrade --
A.H. Fox Gun Co. Factory Aug 6, 1913.jpg
Here is a picture of the factory in late 1906/early 1907 shortly after the A.H. Fox Gun Co. moved in.
1907 post card
1907 post card
and from a 1907 catalog --
1907 Pocket 04.jpg

Re: Fox Factory

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:09 am
by ROMAC
I go past it 2X's every day on those train tracks. I'll be going by it in about an hour this morning.

I look at it everytime and wonder how many Foxes are still hiding in closets in the area. There still has to be a few.

Re: Fox Factory

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:51 am
by grouse28
What is the building used for today?

Re: Fox Factory

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:41 am
by ROMAC
Storage.

There is no business activity going on as far as I can tell.

All of the WWI expansions were torn down about 7 years ago. At the time I started a thread with a link to an article written by a reporter that had about 15 pictures that were taken just before the demolition started. That link no longer works.

It sits alone on the corner of the lot and is surrounded on the south and west by a couple of acres of weeds.

Here are a few pictures I still have on my phone.

Re: Fox Factory

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:07 pm
by Researcher
Here is the factory in 1986 with my shiny new Ford E-150 sitting next to it.
Factory, 1986.jpg
The sign above a door, seen directly over the rear of my van, said "Keystone Cable" but it was locked up when we were there on a weekend.

Re: Fox Factory

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:40 pm
by kmcdonnell
Fox Factory from Google Maps
Fox Factory from Google Maps
Google map shows a photo of what it looks like.