history
The Chester Hide and Skin slaughterhouse was a 52,000 square foot behemoth located in upstate New York, specializing in cow and lamb slaughter into steak and brisket. The complex was comprised of two buildings located a few apart, where meat, hide and skin were processed until the plant’s closing in approximately 1990.
It’s unknown when the slaughterhouse first opened its doors. During demolition, a worker discovered a piece of metal bearing the date 1805. Inside of the buildings, materials from the business still remained: stickers for Imperial Veal & Lamb, clear plastic bags bearing smiling happy cow faces, tags for identifying livestock.
In June of 2007 the large warehouse was torn down in favor of construction of a Lowe’s Home Improvement Center.