The Gas Co.

Before natural gas was piped in from out west, they used to make it from coal right in Wildwood. The coal was brought in from PA by train and there was always a mountain of it. The plant had a high chimney and there always was a large flame shooting up from it. It seemed to me that they were burning the gas as fast as they were making it.

There was plenty of cinders left over from burning the coal and several places were using them to make cinder blocks. Half the motels in Wildwood were made with them.