A Clear Lesson
A Clear Lesson by Anne Helms Nick Warren Erie Coke's closure coming on the back of the GAF closure is another blow to Erie's Rust Belt heritage in the minds of many long-time residents. A sentimental trip back into Erie's past reminds us that Erie made fantastically cool stuff from the late 1800s to the 1950s like steam boilers, pumps, and engines. It is easy to get lost in the magnificence of all that machinery we made right here in Erie and believe we used to be great while simultaneously lamenting the so-called decline of the region. Unfor...