Extended interview with Linda Knoll
‘Salvaging The Past’ is both the title and the subject of a special program taking place in Franklin, Kansas this weekend.
KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
The focus of the presentation is lifelong Pittsburg, Kansas resident Larry Fields and his dedication to the preservation and renovation of the historic 1876 Frisco Depot and the old Pittcraft building which were built about two blocks from each other in downtown Pittsburg.
Built-in 1879, the Pittcraft building’s original use was the production of equipment and goods to be used by miners.
Today, it’s been renovated as a family entertainment center. The Frisco Depot, is now an event center hosting weddings, birthdays, and graduation parties. Linda Knoll with the nearby Miners Hall Museum in Franklin, KS has a personal connection with Block 22 in Pittsburg.
“We’ve got Block 22, which by the way I live in the home of Franklin Platter who built Block 22 as its original form as a bank. His idea was to have an opera house on the very top floor, the third floor.”
“Salvaging The Past” Sunday, September 10 at 2 p.m. at Miners Hall Museum in Franklin, Kansas.
It’s presented in conjunction with the quarterly exhibit “Preserving the Past – Coal Camps and Coal Company Houses,” which is on display through September 23, 2023.
The event is open to the public but donations are appreciated.
