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This was printed in a local newspaper.
This feature showcases photos from our newspaper archives or other organizations' photo collections. They are pictures that have been taken in our communities over the years. The north side of Veterans Bridge, formerly called the State Street Bridge, in Oil City once boasted a variety of commercial businesses that extended on both sides of Seneca Street. This 1965 photograph shows the former Wolf's Head headquarters, now city hall. It was originally built for Wolf's Head Refining Co. and, when Pennzoil and Wolf's Head merged in 1978, the building was renamed for Pennzoil. In 1981, a fourth floor and a two-story annex were built that doubled the size of the building. Electralloy eventually bought the property and it was later sold to the City of Oil City. A congested area between the roadway and the Allegheny River was home to the Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie Railroad freight stations, later the site of a new Holiday Inn hotel. Across the street, the businesses included Deyoe Florists, Cook Chiropractic Clinic, Daugherty Enterprises, Royal Restaurant, Mary Ridgway Sweets, Harvey Fritz Jewelers, the Arlington Hotel and others. The 1960s Plaza Redevelopment Project resulted in the demolition of buildings in that stretch.
This feature showcases photos from our newspaper archives or other organizations' photo collections. They are pictures that have been taken in our communities over the years. The north side of Veterans Bridge, formerly called the State Street Bridge, in Oil City once boasted a variety of commercial businesses that extended on both sides of Seneca Street. This 1965 photograph shows the former Wolf's Head headquarters, now city hall. It was originally built for Wolf's Head Refining Co. and, when Pennzoil and Wolf's Head merged in 1978, the building was renamed for Pennzoil. In 1981, a fourth floor and a two-story annex were built that doubled the size of the building. Electralloy eventually bought the property and it was later sold to the City of Oil City. A congested area between the roadway and the Allegheny River was home to the Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie Railroad freight stations, later the site of a new Holiday Inn hotel. Across the street, the businesses included Deyoe Florists, Cook Chiropractic Clinic, Daugherty Enterprises, Royal Restaurant, Mary Ridgway Sweets, Harvey Fritz Jewelers, the Arlington Hotel and others. The 1960s Plaza Redevelopment Project resulted in the demolition of buildings in that stretch.
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