Comments on: Goodbye Concord smokestack

By: Cindy Barnett

Cindy Barnett — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:44:24 +0000

I used to inspect concrete and asphalt…still got my hardhat and vest…

By: Tony Hicks

Tony Hicks — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:45:10 +0000

I thought about getting a chunk too – but apparently they’re throwing all the concrete back over the fence so no one can get to it. At least that was the case Wednesday night.

By: Tony Hicks

Tony Hicks — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:57:57 +0000

Jolly’s?! Oh man, I remember when Jolly’s was at the corner of Ygnacio and Civic when I was a kid. I LOVED that place. Was there a Jolly’s in Concord?
Though you have to admit, worse things could replace Jolly’s than El Faro. That’s some seriously good food.

By: heyjoe

heyjoe — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:52:21 +0000

Very sad indeed. I can remember when they were just beginning to build that surrounding development. All that was there was the smokestack and bulldozers.

Alas. What’s next, Jolly Beef Burgers? Oh wait, that’s now El Faro.

By: Cindy Barnett

Cindy Barnett — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:27:15 +0000

I can relate. I grew up and still live in Concord. My dad taught me how to drive a car under the shadow of that great stack. I heard they were talking about tearing it down, but didn’t realize it was already underway. I wonder if a person could get a chunk of it?

By: celeste mansfield

celeste mansfield — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:30:29 +0000

It is sad to see the Cowell Cement stack come down. It is a part of history. Glad to hear that you took my grand children to see it before it isn’t there anymore.