I just thought I would let everyone know, the last remaining Oliver factory building (on the original OCPW site) here in South Bend is scheduled to be demolished over the next two months.

The Forge Shop building was one of the original buildings of the OCPW and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.  It was hoped that the building would attract a buyer who would restore it, but this never happened.  This building runs parallel to Arnold Street here in South Bend. The city is using the OCPW site as a new industrial park.

This morning there were two large bucket-loaders next to the building.  It probably won't take much to knock the the buildings down.

It is the end of an era. <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( --> 

Here are a couple of pictures I took inside the forge building two years ago.
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Thought you'd all like to know.

Travis C.
Center for History
South Bend, Indiana