Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA
Summary
Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The facilities represent the growing importance of scrap handling in 1909, and the D, L & W's interest in efficient materials handling.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26
Survey number: HAER PA-132-F
Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Steamtown National Historic Site
Location
Scranton (Pa.), 41.39831, -75.65916
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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