Pasadena

[bobpbx]

I read the article you posted last week Ben. Nice bit of research by the author. I salute him, and do have some comments/questions:

a.) So are the ruins we all know locally as Pasadena really the remains of Brooksbrae Brick Company? The article was not exactly clear on that point.

b.) Was the Townsend Clay Manufacturing Company more towards Whiting than our Pasadena site along Pasadena road? Was it on the right side of the road as you head toward Whiting? An old friend of mine showed me a spot that could have been it a long time ago.

The spot that Guy and I found, which is North of the Union clay pits plays a part in all this, but is not mentioned. I'd like to figure that place out.

bob

 

[Ben Ruset]

a) Yes

b) You might want to email him and ask directly. I think his email address is in a link in the article.

 

[stizkidz]

as a side note: it has been said before that a brick was found there with lettering that had some initials and "wheatlands" on it. when i was there i found a broken piece of brick with lettering on it. it was incomplete but it did not appear to say pasadena or brooksbrae.

 

[Ben Ruset]

Most of the bricks in that area say "OCEAN" on them.

 

[omega]

Been away for a while, but the Pasadena article caught my attention.

So I understand the ruins Beck said were of the Pasadena Terra Cotta plant are actually the Bricksbrae plant. My quesion is did a Pasadena Terra Cotta company ever exist or was this just a generic term used for the ruins?

 

[Ben Ruset]

No - there was never a "Pasadena Terra Cotta Company."

The real terra cotta company was called the "Townsend Clay Manufacturing Company" later renamed the "Wheatland Manufacturing Company." According to the article, it's located about 3mi N of the Brooksbrae factory. It's also been mentioned by several people that it's located on private property.

I would love to see it before it disappears forever.