Category: Past Events

Walking Tour of Royal Square Development Projects in Downtown York

For our September meeting, we took a fantastic tour of several Royal Square Development projects in downtown York. We concluded at Granfalloons Tavern with a tour of their improvements and dinner. Through innovative development and construction services, Royal Square Development & Construction aims to positively impact the way people live and work. RSDC boasts hundreds …

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2021 Engineering Night at the Revs

On June 11th, the Engineering Society of York once again held its annual scholarship celebration at Sovereign Bank Stadium in conjunction with Engineering Night at the Revs. A banquet was held in the Monarch Room with a check presentation ceremony taking place on the field as part of the pre-game festivities.

2021 Larry Moore Memorial Golf Outing

We had amazing weather and delicious food at the annual Larry Moore Memorial Golf Outing in May. Thanks to all those who participated!

Tour of Keystone Kidspace

Our April meeting was held at the soon to open Keystone Kidspace. Huge thanks to Jessica Brubaker for the engaging tour! Keystone Kidspace plans to open in the fall of 2021 in the former York Armory Building, a Late Gothic Revival brick fortress built in 1913.  They are presently in the final stages of construction, …

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Tour of Yorktowne Hotel

Our March meeting took place with a tour of the Yorktowne Hotel. Built in 1925 in the Renaissance Revival style, the 11-story Yorktowne Hotel was designed and constructed to be the cornerstone of hospitality in downtown York during a time of significant growth for the city. The hotel’s success warranted several expansions through the 1950’s. …

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Kinsley Fabrication Tour

We enjoyed a very interesting tour of the Kinsley Fabrication facility in York, PA in November. Kinsley’s Steel Division specializes in structural steel design, engineering, detailing, fabrication, erection, and retrofit of existing structural members for clients across the mid-Atlantic region. Their team is AISC and PCI Certified, and is a PennDOT Bulletin 15 fabricator. They …

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Nixon Park / PennDOT Wetlands Mitigation Site Tour

We enjoyed a beautiful fall evening on our tour in October when we visited the Richard M. Nixon County Parks Wetland Mitigation site. We toured the two plus acres of wetlands which were created at the Park to replace the wetlands removed as part of the I-83 Exit 18-Mount Rose Interchange Project. Prior to this project, …

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Lake Redman Pumping Station Tour

We had a very informative September meeting as we toured the new Pumping Station at Lake Redman.  The program started with a review of the infrastructure that supports York Water Company’s operations at Lake Redman, Lake Williams, Brillhart Station and the Susquehanna River/Long Level back up pump works.  We learned about the levels of redundancy …

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Graham Packaging Tour

The February meeting was held jointly with PSPE Lincoln Chapter and took place Graham Packaging Company, L.P., a producer of containers for foods, beverages, personal care, household, and automotive lubricants. The meeting concluded with dinner at Mexitaly. Many thanks to Graham Packaging for the presentation and tour!

ESOY Annual Oyster Feed

The annual ESOY Oyster Feed took place on January 11th. Many thanks to the York Water Company for hosting the event at their Employee Center at Lake Redman.