tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868803747830219564.post9189682124623899862..comments2023-06-25T05:31:02.265-05:00Comments on L. Norris Hall House: More Hall HistoryMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16019311028063238261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868803747830219564.post-82528993014860904852010-05-12T23:31:33.903-05:002010-05-12T23:31:33.903-05:00Hey Doug! Doubt it's changed much in that time...Hey Doug! Doubt it's changed much in that time... still pretty open down there except for the Wilmington port which is down the street and some recycling fields that Wilmington is experimenting with since the city dump is almost full! DuPont doesn't have as much in the area like they used to, but still has some operations in the area.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16019311028063238261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868803747830219564.post-42279719718440132442010-05-06T19:50:41.888-05:002010-05-06T19:50:41.888-05:00Mike,
Yeah that's the warehouse. My memory of...Mike,<br /><br />Yeah that's the warehouse. My memory of visiting there with my father is in the early/mid 50's is that the surrounding area was pretty desolate.<br /><br />One of the company's big customers for steel in the late 40s and early 50s was DuPont. The Philadelphia warehouse sent a truck to Wilmington nearly every day until my father decided that it was time to open a warehouse there because that would be more efficient.<br /><br />Doug HallDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593425086911532743noreply@blogger.com