[PRCo] Re: Merry Christmas Westmoreland County

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Schneider Fred wrote:

> I could reply directly to Ed but perhaps someone else can add to this
> thread ...  Chrysler built the plant in the first place but never
> occupied it for whatever reason.   It sat empty for a while until VW
> moved in.
>
> Does some one know when an industrial development authority became
> involved?   Did they build it for Chyrsler or did they buy it and
> lease it to VW?   Maybe Dennis knows because he does not
> live that far away....

seems like Chrysler:
http://lnk.nu/news.google.com/r95

"The Big Empty". Apparently groundbreaking was sometime shortly after 
October, 1968.