October, 2014

Genesee Fuel for 85 years

This month we celebrate 85 years of business. In 1929 Gordon Clark and his brother Russell purchased Genesee Coal & Stoker. 85 years later, we are still a family owned business in our third generation.

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3616 South Genesee Street. Seattle, WA 98118

 

From the same corner of South Genesee Street and 37th Avenue South, Genesee has moved from shoveling coal, to pumping oil and now adding propane.

Grandpa & truck  photo

Although our colors have always been red and white, our logo has changed in keeping up with current trends.

90s logo           Gen75_logo              Logo for Lowes

One thing that has remained constant throughout our 85 years, is our commitment to quality customer service. This inherited family value continues to be as important on a daily basis today as it was in the early years of Genesee Coal & Stoker.  This ad ran in a local Seattle newspaper  in March of 1930.

1930 ad

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Happy 85 years to Genesee! And thank you for being our loyal customers. We DO appreciate you! For a more detailed history of Genesee, visit the blog post, 3 Generations of Customer Service.