RECAPSLETTERS

INTERESTING STORY (DAVE LONG,

I Was There, HCC #192) about the creosote floor blocks. In Toledo, the building I worked in had a wood block floor. That building was built to support the World›War›II war effort. The first business there was Packard Motor Company; it produced the Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engines. At one time, there was a fire and the water from the sprinkler system caused about half the floor to buckle up. This exposed the studs of bolts from previous machinery installations. These had to be cut flush with the concrete to allow the installation of new floor blocks. Perhaps the author had visited that building in Toledo. The article mentions the Jennison-Wright Company. There was another company in Toledo that treated railroad ties. Both are now gone.

Marke Schalow

Holland, Ohio

AS THE OWNER OF SEVERAL CHECKER

automobiles, I wish to compliment Patrick Foster on his two-part article on the brand in the August and September issues (HCC #191 and #192). Both parts covered the history of the company very well. I have a few comments to clarify:

I would not say that the picture of the 1937 Model Y was rare. The picture was one of several published in the local papers during the taxi strike in March 1937 in Chicago. The name Checker on the front of the car referenced the cab company, since the Yellow Cab company also used the Checker Model Y as a taxi.

We agree that.