Crescent Supply

In 1954 Saul Chosky came from the Koppers Company to join Crescent Supply and develop their fledgling heating and cooling business. A couple of years later, the Rheem company bought Richmond and renamed the manufacturing company Rheem-Richmond. On Thanksgiving eve, 1956, following a holiday celebration at the American Legion hall, a fire destroyed... the building leaving Crescent Supply without any facilities. Crescent Supply relocated in what had been a steel pipe manufacturing facility on Railroad Street in Springdale, PA. A couple of years later, Baker and Chosky bought out Hartstein's interest in the company. In 1962 Baker and Chosky purchased the Triangle Toy Company building on the same spot where we currently operate. Prior to that the building was owned by the Hubbard Tool Company. But there was to be yet another major interruption. Crescent Supply became a Kohler distributor in 1965. A few years later, a second location in Punxsutawney, PA was opened. And about three years after that, a third location was opened in Beaver, PA. A man named Dick Liston was working in the Pittsburgh operation at the time and became the first manager of what is now our Darlington branch. In 1973 Saul Chosky's son, Michael, joined the company and two years later Mr. Baker's son, Steve, came on board. In 1981 a major fire ravaged the Pittsburgh building destroying everything but the portion we now know as "A" Building. The original building was constructed before the Robert Fleming (62nd Street) Bridge existed, and the bridge had been built over a portion of the original building. So the fire destroyed not only Crescent Supply, but warped the bridge so badly that it was closed for years while being repaired. Again without a building, the Pittsburgh operation relocated temporarily to nearby space where All Foreign Auto Parts currently stands. Crescent Supply operated out of these temporary facilities as well as the branch locations while a new building was constructed. It was at this time that Crescent Supply decided to move ...Read More