McKinley Heights Memories Part 1
M.E. Riley bought the Harrison School in 1965 and turned it into a Technical School, teaching Drafting, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Electronics.
On the Southeast Corner was a gas station, built in 1924 by Phil Bianco. It was operated as a Cities Service Station until it became a Fleet Wing station in 1947.
On the Southeast Corner was a gas station, built in 1924 by Phil Bianco. It was operated as a Cities Service Station until it became a Fleet Wing station in 1947.
In 1943, during World War II, Mrs. Dorothy Allison and Mr. Roodhouse opened a Snack Shack, calling it “A Comfy Coffee Kitchen”. This emporium had outside plumbing.
Joseph, Vera, and Rudy Woodhouse
Another view of Phil Bianco's station.
