Rome New York. A little history.
Channel: Going Somewhere
Date: 09/08/2021

This is East Dominick Street, and the many small businesses that are the life blood of every community. Over 58 million Americans, work for small businesses, and that includes farming, which will be in a future video. 
I start-out at the East Dominick/Herkimer Avenue, heading west. 
Rome Pool & Spas. Copper City Brewing was busy on Friday evening. An awesome micro-brew business, and if ya stop-in, be sure to try the Black River brown ale & the Super Secret Stout, will wet any palette. Fine Touch auto detail. Bucky & Georgette's, with their overstuffed subs & custom T-shirts, has probably had every citizen of the Copper City stop-in, over the years. Across the street, is the ole Pettibone factory(anyone remember?). In 1881, the building had 800 employees, that repaired locomotive engines from around the globe! In 1893, the building produced Hardie trolley cars and French-designed automobiles.
During WWI, Rome manufacturing company, produced projectiles for the U.S. military, and later manufactured road machinery, which would employ a great many Veterans, to construct the roads & highways. In 1941, Union Fork & Hoe, would manufacture jigs for the B-29 Superfortress, motor graders, bayonets, & other war materials. In 1951, Chicago-based Pettibone, bought the building to produce graders & telescopic & self-propelled cranes. The Pettibone company, employed 525 people, at it's pinnacle of operation. These cranes were used on aircraft carriers, mining, construction, and building America's electrical grid. After lay-offs, future uncertainty in a competitive market, and union disputes, the company closed it's Copper City location, and today is in Baraga, Michigan. I researched the Pettibone Company website, and was unable to verify if it is a union shop. 
Texas based American Alloy, was a resident for a short time, until their new facility nearby was completed. Sale price of Pettibone factory was about $1.5 million, and quickly dropped to $225,000. 
A slaughterhouse that had potential for over 300 employees, was rejected by our incompetent city council, due to a few opponents that listed reasons such as smell & truck traffic. Truck traffic. Makes a-lot of sense. Do they complain of vehicles with obnoxiously loud exhausts & radios? Probably.
To-this-day, I'm not sure what's occupying the building. Much like the old Revere Manufacturing on east Dominick street, it has been abused, neglected, and is, for the lack of a better word...an eye sore. 
Moving down, notice that Fazio's Auto Sales, is still in business. Now on 25 years. Al's Cycle Shop, I can remember going into when I was a kid, with my Big Brother, to pick-up motorcycle components for the engines, which was a time-consuming, costly, thankless job, to keep'em running.
The Savoy Restaurant. Much like the Revere Copper company, it is a landmark for the Copper City & the street it is located. Cianfrocco's Pizza & Sandwich Shop, has been around for a long-time, & is a favorite for those in the neighborhood, travellers, and workers.
DeMatteo's Bar, has survived the recent nationwide shutdown, but has lost business due to clubs catering to today's aggressive progressive society.
If you're indulging for the best Italian sausage, meatballs & cheeses, & wanna see what a classic vintage market looks like, stop-in Rocco Gualtieri's market.  
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