In continuing his love on working with pianos, Shaw then took the opportunity to step in as vice-president of the Shaw Piano Company. He later went on to be superintendent of the case making department at Colby & Duncan. After the fire, Shaw left and traveled to New York City and partnered with B. All that was saved from the blaze was one piano. After only a year of being in business, a fire broke out and destroyed their entire establishment. After some years, Shaw traveled to Hudson, Massachusetts and worked with a man named Kaler. He moved from there to Boston and began his career making piano cases. Shaw Piano’s first vice-president, James H. In honor of his efforts, the Griswold Plaza in Erie was named after him. Griswold was also credited for helping the development of downtown Erie with a post office and railway station. In addition to Shaw Piano, the Griswold family also owned and operated the Griswold Manufacturing Co. Raymore as secretary and general manager.
Shaw as vice-president, his son, Matthew Griswold, Jr. Shaw Piano was created by Congressman Matthew Griswold on March 28, 1890. Former Shaw Piano – Erie, PA 2020īefore being occupied by Cohen Industrial Supply, this building was home to the Shaw Piano company. Ten years later after a recent trip to Erie, I decided to revisit some of these photos and do a bit of research into what used to occupy one specific factory I had captured the abandoned Cohen Industrial Supply Co. I was interested in finding old, run down factories, but at this point in time had no idea what kind of history I was actually capturing in these photos. In 2010, when I visited Erie for probably the third time in my life, I wandered around the streets of industrial areas looking for photo opportunities.
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