It was a century ago when the big news broke in Mansfield: the old empty Baxter Stove plant on Fifth Street was being retooled to make electrical appliances for Westinghouse.
As soon as the factory was remodeled to display the familiar W logo, people in town walked down Fifth Street to take a picture of the place.
It’s amazing how many photo albums from that era of Mansfield have a snapshot of the Westinghouse factory.
It was a clearly remarkable and very welcome new member of the Mansfield family.
The Westinghouse Mansfield Division operated from 1918 to 1990.
As Westinghouse in Mansfield turns 100 this year, I celebrate that it is still here: perhaps the heart of the operation has passed; perhaps time keeps speeding past; but the spirit of the place remains strong in our collective soul.
