(Publisher’s Note: The City of Wheeling has purchased this three-acre property with the intent of clearing it of the partial structures that remain standing, remediating the land, and marketing it for redevelopment.)
The glass company was founded in 1902, and it was a very large company with as many as 15 locations. I think most people in Wheeling would be familiar with Depression Ware, which was manufactured in tremendous quantities during the 1920s-’40s.
The plant was located on 19th Street where Continental Can later located, and they became a subsidiary in 1957. There also was an office building located in East Wheeling.
Enjoy the photos.
It has been a passion of mine to showcase and preserve Wheeling’s rich history with this series of historic photographs that briefly highlight a business or building that is “Gone Forever” from the fabric of Wheeling life and the Ohio Valley.
I hope with this series I will be able to show the large amount of industry and businesses that thrived here in the early 1930s and 1940’s, attracting people from many countries and all walks of life who helped to make Wheeling the greatest city in West Virginia.
If you have suggestions on a favorite business or location that is gone please submit that to me at cre8m@comcast.net I will do my best to search out and tell that story.
James Thornton has published several volumes of history on the city of Wheeling, and those interested in purchasing one of them can do so by contacting him at cre8m@comcast.net or visit the Creative Impressions website. The books can be purchased at the Wheeling Heritage Center, Kroger on Mount de Chantal Road, Miklas Meat Market, Nail City Records, the UPS Store in the Washington Avenue Plaza, VC Wares at Centre Market, Bower’s Decorating at The Highlands, and on the website www.wheelinghistory.net.
