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Podcast: Construction Brothers
Episode: What was it like building in the 1950s? (feat. Pop & Dad)
Description: (Today’s episode is a re-air from 2021, chosen in recognition of Fathers Day.) It's time for some coffee with a splash of multi-generational wisdom. Joining us today are our dad and our grandpa, aka “Pop.” These two bring a deep, wide reservoir of experience. Pop started with Messer Construction all the way back in 1954, in part of a college co-op program. He moved on to the position of project manager and eventually senior project executive. As he tells us, though, he was just interested in building buildings. Among the larger projects Pop worked on are Millett Hall at the University of Miami in Oh...