Willam A. Morgan, Jr.
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William A. Morgan, Jr., Founder


Morgan Management was founded in 1953 when Mr. William A. Morgan bought Dight's Diner located at the corner of Washington and Jefferson streets in Butler, Pennsylvania. This was the beginning of a restaurant chain serving Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and into West Virginia.  In 1955, the business expanded when Mr. Morgan became the fifth Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise holder in the United States.

The Wonder Boy restaurant chain grew to 52 locations all having a coffee shop, dining room and KFC carry out, a half dozen having car service with car hops.

In 1969, the business broadened to include the first modern Automatic Car Wash in Butler. It was located on Route 8 North. Seven years later, the second Automatic Car Wash on New Castle Road was built with the addition of five self-service bays. In 2003, the Automatic Car Wash on New Castle Road was converted to a new modern Laserwash with 3 touchfree bays and 2 self-service bays. Morgan Management also operated Pennsylvania's largest refrigerated fleet consisting of 50 tractor trailer trucks hauling mushrooms from the Butler County Mushroom farm, a recreational vehicle dealership and contracting of Sylex Homes, all in the Butler area.

The restaurant chain was sold in 1970 but Mr. Morgan's retirement lasted only 2 years. In 1972, he purchased the Spaide Shirt Factory building, which was built in 1918. It was converted into a beautiful, professional office complex. The Brugh Avenue building, known as the Morgan Management Building, received the Honor Award for Excellence in Design, which is the highest award in the United States, shortly after the renovation. The building was destroyed by fire in June of 2003.

He purchased 8 1/2 acres at Eastland Plaza in 1973 and created office and commercial space. In 2007, Butler Memorial Hospital bought the entire property. Office rentals now include 10,000 sq ft at the Tier Parking Garage and Morgan Center on Main Street.

Mr. Morgan built Morgan Center, an 80,000 sq ft, 5 story office building at the former site of the Nixon Hotel after the Hotel was demolished in 1976. Tenants include a bank, corporate offices for a major architectural firm, attorneys, business offices and the Butler Chamber of Commerce. Both inside and outside are updated every 10 years. Morgan Center is a Class A building.