photo by George Corron and his story
Joe,
Don't know that there is much of a story. It is just about how I got my 7 year job at the prison though.
Some of my neighbors, when I was in business for myself, lived in the prison supplied housing.
The prison was 100 years old when they shut it down, and when it was built, it was
in a very rural location, so the 'Chief' tradesmen, boiler, plumbing, electrical, etc. were supplied with on site housing to be available in an emergency, it was very nice housing of the day, but like the rest of
the place, was allowed to deteriorate in the last years.
Maintenance was ..... eh, scattered at best, and since they knew me, they would ask if I
would come look at things before calling the maintenance staff there.
I did lots of little favors for them, and during the "depression" of 90, they offered me several jobs, and I finally accepted the job in 92 taking care of the high voltage shop and generators.
I found several of these original switches, and kept a couple of them because they were
interesting.
Often found them arcing like the devil, naturally encased in dust and other flammables, could've been disastrous.
George
[This message has been edited by Joe Tedesco (edited 12-16-2001).]