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Hitler Planned Attack On Bucks County
Like (I hope) most of you, I’m in the camp that believes that Adolf Hitler belongs to the type of people that we can call “mass-murdering fuckheads.” (I think this is an Eddie Izzard quote.) Fairly straightforward. But this mass-murdering fuckhead did know one thing about the United States of America, and I’m glad he didn’t execute his plan. During World War II, Hitler planned to attack Andalusia. Ah, yes, Andalusia, nestled on a strip of Route 13 inbetween the City Line Tavern and the old Mobil station, clearly did know that Andalusia was the most important aspect of America, and bombing that city would most certainly have cost the U.S. the war. But, no, Hitler wasn’t going after the Wawa or that store that used to sell baseball cards or the Woodhaven Mall. (Note: None of those things may have been there in the 1940s.) He was going after the Penn Salt Co. cryolite plant, which was crucial to the war effort because [note: look up what "cryolite" is and find out why it was crucial to the war effort before hitting 'Publish']. And, yes, after an inquiry from a local man, the FBI’s files prove this story: Hitler had a plan to attack several vunerable spots along rivers, bridges and, of course, the Penn Salt Co. cryolite plant. Now, though, the Penn Salt Co. plant is being torn down as part of a redevelopment of Bensalem’s waterfront:
They totally should try to sell the neighborhood based on this story. “Live in beautiful Andalusia Green! The neighborhood so good, Hitler wanted to destroy it!” or “If Hitler lived here, he’d be home by now!” The possibilities are endless. Hitler’s Bensalem target [Bucks County Courier Times] |
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Shouldn’t this have been a candidate for “overwritten lead”?
“That place that used to sell baseball cards…” Are you talking about Kevin’s Dugout? I haven’t thought of that place in years. It reminded me of Luca’s Pizza that’s just inside the quasi-mall.
Mike: Probably. But I was more interested in making fun of the story rather than the lead.
Jeff: Yes, I do mean Kevin’s Dugout. That’s long gone, but Luca Pizza is still in Andalusia, although it’s moved to the old gun shop right on Bristol Pike.
When you live in Bensalem, it’s rare to get out there in the news. I was so excited that I linked to this from my blog.
My favorite memories of Andalusa came as a kid…the Andalusa Bike Shop is where I got my really cool Rampar when I was 11. Oh man, I loved that bike! Oh, and Woodhaven Mall was the coolest…Dennery’s Sporting Goods, Luca’s Pizza, the awesome record store next to Luca’s. That quasi-mall had style and panache, unlike the Home Depot Plaza it has become today.
Ohh, Dennery’s moved to my shopping center (Academy Plaza) when I was in about fifth or sixth grade. And I got my GT Interceptor (I think that’s what it was called) at Andalusia Bike Shop, too. The building where the bike shop was is gone now, I think, and Wawa’s parking lot is bigger.