Steel City Brewing

We're grateful for your support as we plan a better future for Downtown Coatesville, celebrate Coatesville History and work every day to make Steel City Brewing a place where the community can enjoy great food, craft beer and fun times in a cool historic building.
I'm sorry, that I'm running late, but our Opening is planned for the end of Summer.
This is Mark Milanese, Milanese Remodeling thanking all of you... Hang in there!!! 🎉
SPECIAL thanks go out to our "Top Engagers" on Facebook!
Mary Seibert, Holli Schilling, Lou Katsis, Steve Ohrwaschel, Judi Ebelhar, Donna Martin, Fernando Figueroa, Ann M. Morroney, Priscilla Elliott, Stashon Smith

Photos of the HBO Max film crew in Downtown Coatesville. That's A Wrap Productions is lighting up The City of Coatesville... Their team is filming a new HBO Max series called "Task" starring Mark Ruffalo and co-starring The Real Coatesville! Same production company that filmed Mare of Easttown. starring Kate Winslet
Photos by Mark Milanese, Milanese Remodeling & Steel City Brewing

This famous painting of the High Bridge is called "Stillwater Spring" by John Moore. For 40 years he painted scenes of The City of Coatesville.
CLICK ON THIS LINK:
https://shorturl.at/tHLST

It's a YouTube VIDEO about John Moore, and why Coatesville was his muse. He's the finest impressionist painter of this era. And he loved Coatesville...
Everybody loves the High Bridge!

BTW... You will be able to see the High Bridge from the front patio of Steel City Brewing. And hear the Train Engine blow its horn as it crosses the bridge. We'll have "Whistle Blow Drink Specials" - for in-the-know fans of Downtown Coatesville and Coatesville Downtown Revitalization!

Kings Tavern Something special every day!
NEW - Kids eat FREE on Monday!
DON'T FORGET - Happy Hour EVERY DAY 4-6
LUNCH SPECIALS - Every Day@

So you can plan out your week at the Tavern!
You’re welcome in advance…

The "High Bridge" is a National Landmark in The City of Coatesville. 1,000' long, 100' tall and 120 years old. It took 1 year to build.
• The Pennsylvania Railroad built this bridge for steam locomotive trains to cross the Brandywine River Gorge in 1904
• The Railroad hired "A corps of specially imported Italian masons" to build the bridge.
• No modern excavation equpment or cranes were used by these men.
• They built the High Bridge with the same methods and tools used by the Roman Empire- to construct viaducts and aqueducts that still stand, over 2,000 years after they were built.
• The Pennsylvania Railroads went back to these ancient construction techniques so the bridge would withstand the stress of locomotive engines carrying freight and passenger cars for centuries.
• The stone High Bridge has already surpassed its two predecessors by almost a century.
• Driving through the arches of the High Bridge on PA Route 82, or strolling under it in the Brandywine RiverWalk in Downtown Coatesville is a memorable experience. Especially when the train is crossing the bridge, high above the Brandywine Creek blowing its horn. It must have been a wonder when steam engines made their way across the valley!.
• Photos on this post show Excavation to bedrock in November of 1902 & masonry construction completed in January of 1904.
• On a personal note, my Great-Grandfather, Pietro Ancone, was one of the Italians imported by the Pennsylvania Railroad...
• The "High Bridge" became a National Registered Historic Landmark in 1976.
• Here is an excerpt from the application to the U.S. Department of the Interior:
"The Penn Central Railroad Bridge at Coatesville is a ten-arch bridge spanning the west branch of the Brandywine Creek.
Each arch is ninety-six feet high, and has stone voussoirs over its entire length. Regularly coursed rusticated stone-work fills the spaces between arches; the bridge has nine
piers. The bridge carries four tracks*.
The bridge, built in 1903, was part of a comprehensive bridge rebuilding program begun by the Pennsylvania Railroad around 1887, under the general direction of chief engineer, William A. Brown. A corps of specially imported Italian masons was employed as labor on the project. The first work for the construction was begun in November, 1902, when excavating
đone by Dunleavy Brothers,.West Chester, was begun along the road leading to Rock Run, at the east end of the proposed structure. Excavation was pursued to a point where solid rock was reached. Construction of the arches, under the direction of Goil and Company, Lancaster, was begun about a month later.
Negatives in the files of the Lukens Steel Corporation, Coatesville, give a documented study of the monthly progress of the work.
Ten examples of the 1903 pictures are included in this nomination"
19320 GO National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance Coatesville Impact Group Coatesville Downtown Revitalization Coatesville History Coatesville Historical Commission
* Reduced from 4 tracks to 2 tracks in 2006, when the line was electrified to Harrisburg

Brief History of the High Bridge, Coatesville PA
By Mark Milanese

John Moore, the finest realist painter of this generation made The City of Coatesville into beautuful paintings. Very famous paintings, as it turns out...
Watch this video from about 7 and a half minutes to see what inspired him here, and some of the work he created... He followed the footsteps of Demuth, Grutzka and others to the Steel Mills, bridges, creek and hillsides of the Steel City.

John Moore, a Painter's Life John Moore is one of the world's greatest artists. He is one of the "New Realists" who emerged in the 1960's, artists who wanted to bring back representation...

Do you know what this is? Then you probably know why we are Steel City Brewing.
National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum

Conratulations Rip Hamilton! Before he won an NBA Championship in Detroit or an NCAA Championship at the University of Connecticut, Rip won at Coatesville Area School District playing Coatesville Red Raiders Basketball, and at Ash Park in The City of Coatesville
Coatesville High School Sports Hall of Fame

After one of the most decorated careers in program history, UConn Men's Basketball will be retiring the No. 32 for the legendary Richard "Rip" Hamilton.

Despite only playing 3 seasons in Storrs, Rip is the second leading scorer in UConn history, a two-time All-American, two-time BIG EAST Player of the Year, and 1999 Final Four MOP.

No. 32 will join Ray Allen's No. 34 in the Gampel rafters at halftime of the game against Villanova on Feb. 24th.

https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2024/1/30/mens-basketball-huskies-to-retire-rip-hamiltons-no-32-on-feb-24.aspx

This article about The City of Coatesville in County Lines Magazine is GREAT! Read it & learn more about the past, present & future of Downtown Coatesville. You're not dreaming.. Coatesville Downtown Revitalization is happening, with new projects including:
• Midway Arts - the artists & businesses in the old Lipkins furniture warehouse
• New Restaurants & Entertainment - Iron Eagle on Lincoln Bar & Grille and The Record Kitchen + Bar, Steel City Brewing, Andrea's Jazz Cafe, 30 Prime Steak House and richieswaterice, Splitting Edge Axe Throwing - Coatesville, La Tortuguita Dorada
• New Retail Shops - Looker Books, Toledo'Z Boutique, Made in Coatesville incubator Market
• Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance Home Ownership, Neighborhood Revitalization & Econmic Development
• Coatesville Impact Group
• Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix
• National Sports and Event Center
• National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum
You're not dreaming!

Coatesville Dreaming - County Lines Online Born in steel, the city is reemerging as an entertainment, restaurant and retail center.

Before she was lost, Amelia Earhart found The City of Coatesville! She had dinner at the Coach and Four and visited the firefighters at the Washington Hose Fire Company in Coatesville in 1934.
She was called "Lady Lindy" for being the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She added to her world fame by also flying solo across North America and from Hawaii to California.
Maybe she would've stopped at The Hungry Pilot at the Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport, if it was open 90 years ago!
Read more about her visit to Downtown Coatesville in this article from Main Line Today!

Amelia Earhart's Stop In Coatesville In 1934, aviator Amelia Earhart stopped for a meal—and had some foolishness for dessert.

Thanks for your support!
We appreciate you (more than you could ever know...)
Here's a shout out to our "top engagers" for making it on to my "weekly engagement list"! 🎉 Barry Messner, Philip Ferro, Lisa Thomas, Mary Seibert, Shelley Hoffman

TODAY IS THE CLASS OF 1978 Reunion!!!
January 27 2024, 6-10pm at Iron Eagle on Lincoln Bar & Grille PAY $20 AT THE DOOR to one of these classmates:
Linda Lavender Norris
Robert Gibbs
Sharon Hardin

I'm going to try to be there...
Who's going?

Do you know where this is? Then, you probably know why we are called Steel City Brewing!

Great beer starts with great water! Watch the video & find out why Steel City Brewing Steel City Brewing in Downtown Coatesville LOVES Pennsylvania American Water! With Mark Milanese , Philip Ferro, Carmen M Green, Bud Thomas & Crosby Wood. Water is also critical for Coatesville Downtown Revitalization .

Water is Vital for Economic Development - Pennsylvania American Water Coatesville is rising! And Pennsylvania American Water is supporting new business development in Coatesville by updating the infrastructure to provide the qu...

Over 30 years ago, I visited Bube's Brewery in Mt. Joy and got some ideas for the Rathskeller beer cellar at Steel City Brewing in Downtown Coatesville
📸 Look at this post on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/share/eSw8BabiiJ4AzVmB/?mibextid=xfxF2i

Bubes Brewery is a hotel, restaurant and even a Museum

Lukens Steel in Coatesville answered the call to duty, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS New Jersey was completed 1 year later...
• Lukens also built the 1st Steel hulled ship and EVERY Air Craft Carrier, Battleship and Destroyer currently in service in the US Navy (as well as the submarine program)
LEARN MORE at the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum
Their Holiday Open House is tomorrow 5-8 pm

On this day in 1942, exactly one year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS New Jersey launched. The USS New Jersey (BB-62) was built in the Philadelphia Naval Yard with Lukens steel. She served in World War II, the Korean War, and the War in Vietnam and in December 1982, the she served in President Reagan’s 600-ship Navy. The ship’s final voyage took place in 1999. In 2001, the New Jersey arrived on the Camden Waterfront, New Jersey, her final destination. The battleship, America’s most decorated and surviving warship, is currently open for tours.

Want to win tickets to this great attraction, click the link below to bid on them. Visit www.32auctions.com/NISHM2023. Steelmuseum.org

Steel City Brewing had visitors this morning!
The Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce got a full tour & history lesson from Mark Milanese about this Landmark building & Downtown Coatesville
* Contact me if your group would like a guided tour of the 1st Brewery in The City of Coatesville while it's under construction.
** Special thanks to Valley Creek Productions for sharing these photos - especially the 1st look of the Brewery Hall (The Haunted Dungeon/Steel City Underground/Red Raider Rathskeller)
Coatesville Downtown Revitalization

The Western Chester County Chamber met at Steel City Brewing today! The Planning Committee took a full tour of this Landmark building in Downtown Coatesville and got a history lesson from Mark Milanese, Milanese Remodeling.
* Contact Mark, if your group would like a guided tour of the 1st Brewery in The City of Coatesville while it's under construction.

National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum Holiday Open House & Auction is FRIDAY!!
About the Holiday Open House:
Stroll the candle lit grounds, tour beautifully decorated historic buildings, shop the museum store, share your child’s delight at the train display (Be sure they slip their wish list to Santa!)
OPEN HOUSE DETAILS:
December 8, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Adults: $5 | Children: Free
50 S. First Avenue, Coatesville PA
Downtown Coatesville in the The City of Coatesville

ABOUT THE ONLINE AUCTION:
The online auction run now to December 8th. Bid on rounds of golf, sports memorabilia and tickets, leisure activities, food, gift baskets, and much more.
Visit www.32auctions.com/NISHM2023 to view the items and bid.
(Auction proceeds help the museum continue to tell the story of our iron and steelmaking heritage, create social events, educational programs, and obtain and preserve important artifacts)
Visit www.32auctions.com/NISHM2023 to view the items and bid.
Steelmuseum.org
Stop by Iron Eagle on Lincoln Bar & Grille & The Record Kitchen + Bar for dinner before or after the Open House!
Shop at the Made in Coatesville incubator Market while you're in town.

Only 2 more days until the best Christmas Parade in Chester County marches in Downtown Coatesville!!!