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CHAPTER EVENTS of 1812, when it became apparent that the U.S. was LiteBrite Neon poorly defended against foreign naval invasion. Dedi- th Thursday, April 8 , 2010, 11 AM cated in 1856 and armed with a total of 312 seacoast 232 Third Street, Brooklyn NY 11215 and garrison guns, six field pieces and 134 heavy ounded in 1997 as a studio to help produce art guns, Fort Schuyler is located at Throgs Neck (just Fobjects of neon, the company has now expanded east of the north bridge approach). This strategic to produce its own line of neon lamps and fixtures point at the southeastern tip of where the for a worldwide client base. LiteBrite Neon has also meets Long Island Sound would protect branched into other areas, including illuminated and from invasion by way of the Sound. It non-illuminated displays and art installations. The stu- is now on the campus of SUNY Maritime College. dio, which serves as a resource for artists and designers, The Maritime Industry Museum was established is located in the Old American Can Company Factory in 1986 by a former professor of transportation and which is home to Brooklyn’s first on-going Maker’s Mar- alumni, with a small collection of maritime artifacts. ket, where patrons can watch objects being made. For Since then, steamship lines, related maritime indus- further information visit www.litebriteneon.com. tries, and merchant marine historians have donated If time permits, we may visit the nearby Gowanus artifacts to become one of the largest collections of Canal and the rare retractile bridge at Carroll Street. maritime industry materials in the nation. The late Walter Meseck (RCSIA) donated his WWII U.S. The Hall of Fame for Maritime Service uniforms and artifacts from his Great Americans namesake tugboat. th The museum collection also serves as a deposi- Sunday, April 11 , 2010, 11 AM tory for maritime industry books, periodicals, docu- Bronx Community College ments, papers, prints, photographs, and steamship 2155 University Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453 company records. The collection includes 1,250 ship our guides Susan and Art Zukerman will show models, including many delicately crafted passenger Toff the our nation’s first Hall of Fame and the ship models by master model makers. One of the incredible Gould Memorial Library. Find out which most striking displays is the intricately designed and famous movies have been filmed here. The campus thoroughly detailed model of the Brooklyn Naval of the Bronx Community College including the Hall Yard during World War II, an exhibit that took eight of Fame is most conveniently reached by car. years to build. A brass ship’s propeller is among large Go to www.bcc.cuny.edu/hallofFame for further marine artifacts displayed on the lawns. information and to www.bcc.cuny.edu/directions/di- We may also go aboard the T.S. Empire State VI, rections.htm for directions. the training vessel owned by the Maritime College. During the Summer Sea Term, the ship provides Maritime Industry Museum cadets with hands-on, real-life, at-sea training at Fort Schuyler The Museum is best reached by car, but the BX 40 bus, which crosses the Bronx and its subway th Saturday, April 17 , 2010, 11 AM lines, arrives at the entrance to Fort Schuyler. Bring 6 Pennyfield Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10465 a bag lunch and water. For further information and ort Schuyler is one of a series of coastal fortifi- directions visit: http://www.sunymaritime.edu/ Fcations built along the East Coast after the War Maritime%20Museum/index.aspx Roebling Chapter – Society for Industrial Archiology

Home Rubber Company both parking and access to public transportation. th This would bring the ROEBLING SYMPOSIUM to a Friday, April 30 , 2010 , 11 AM very appropriately historic place. In 1791, Alexander 31 Wolverton Street. Trenton, NJ 08611 Hamilton and others capitalized on the waterpower of our of 128 year-old Home Rubber Company the Great Falls of the Passaic River to establish the first Twhich makes custom structures that are hand planned industrial district in the U.S., the Society for built of rubber, fabric, wire, cord, and metal, and Useful Manufactures. Hope to see you in the fall, by then vulcanized in big autoclaves. Roebling Chapter the Falls. member Chuck Taylor arranged for the tour. The fac- tory is open 4 days a week, but is not in production Historic Preservation on Friday. However, we will hosted by their President, Committee Report Rich Balka, and we will also see a short video of op- By Mary Habstritt erations. If time permits, Chuck will lead another tour istoric preservation activity is reported below, of the old Star Porcelain factory at 101 Muirhead in roughly in reverse chronological order. Trenton, a short drive from Home Rubber. H Domino Sugar’s refinery in Brooklyn, once the See also www.homerubber.com world’s largest, returned to the news just a few Home Rubber is right across the street from the Cass weeks ago. The developer has begun the public pro- Street stop on the Light Rail which comes up from cess of getting the site re-zoned from manufacturing Camden and down from the Trenton train station. to residential. Aero Nav Laboratories, Inc. The three central buildings known as “The Re- th finery,” were landmarked by the city last year and Saturday, May 15 , 2010, 11 AM alterations including a glass addition to the top were 14-29 112th Street, College Point, NY 11356 approved. This month, the Draft Environmental Im- ero Nav is an environmental simulation testing pact Statement was released. Unfortunately, the State Acompany that offers a broad range of services Historic Preservation Office had already agreed that including fungal growth, solar radiation, salt spray, there is no alternative to demolition of all structures transportation, shock, vibration, temperature, humidi- except The Refinery. The developer has said that if ty, and many other conditions. The laboratory provides they do not receive approval for residential devel- developmental testing, while the company also offers opment, they will demolish everything except The contract manufacturing and engineering services. Refinery and would build for light industry instead. The facility is best reached by car. The Q65 bus out Since they would not need federal permits or re-zon- of Flushing stops nearby. ing to do this, there is no regulation over any of the Go to www.aeronavlabs.com for further information. non-landmarked structures. The residential development promises 30 percent CHAPTER BUSINESS affordable housing, a carrot that the neighborhood cannot resist. The proposed 40-story towers will ROEBLING CHAPTER SYMPOSIUM 2010 significantly impact many important industrial sites By Tom Flagg in the vicinity, including the . t the recent RCSIA Board Meeting, Gianfranco The developer claims that new, never-before-available AArchimede proposed that we move our annual views will be provided by the public waterfront es- Fall Symposium to Paterson. The ROEBLING SYMPO- planade to be built as part of the proposed complex. SIUM would be in a brand new facility at no charge Gowanus Canal. On November 12, 2009 at the be- to us. Of course there will still be expenses for lunch, audio-visual and other incidentals, but we may be hest of a concerned member, we wrote the New York able to lower the fee. The facility, which is only a few City Landmarks Preservation Commission about blocks from the Paterson Museum where we have the S. W. Bowne Grain Storehouse on the Gowanus had our annual meeting for a number of years, has Canal in Red Hook. This 19th century bulk-storage

2 March 2010 – Vol. 19 No. 1 Roebling Chapter – Society for Industrial Archiology warehouse differs in configuration from the typical 29th Annual Brooklyn store and we supplied a report from Chuck The Best Ever Parrott, a National Park Service Historian at Lowell, Drew Symposium By Jim Mackin and Lynn Rakos MA, as supporting documentation. We received a reply that the building would be considered as part he 29th Annual Drew Symposium on Saturday, of a potential city-designated Gowanus Canal His- TNovember 7, 2009, was cited by many attend- toric District. ees as the best ever. The New York – New Jersey Last year we reported on the residential develop- Roebling Chapter, Society for Industrial Archeology, ment that threatened the Carroll Street Bridge on and the Drew University Anthropology Department the Gowanus. The City Planning Department was co-sponsored the program for some 100 attendees. also pursuing a re-zoning of the entire canal corridor Allison Ratchiff and Tom Flagg introduced the day’s from manufacturing to mixed use with a portion proceedings and welcomed everyone. retained for industrial uses. Since then, the economy Meisha Hunter, FAAR, the Senior Preservationist declined and Congrewoman Nydia Velazquez pur- with Liz Saltzman Architects in New York City kicked sued Superfund designation to assure proper clean off the program with a presentation entitled “Stew- up before large numbers of people lived along it. The ardship and Sustainability of Historic Waterworks This month, the Gowanus Canal was added to the Infrastructure”. She proposed usable alternatives as EPA’s Superfund National Priorities List. feasible alternatives to abandonment and demolition. Last March, we wrote to the New York State De- Examples include, NYC’s Highline, the reuse of some partment of Environmental Conservation noting the Croton Aqueduct buildings, and the popularity of the potential for remnants of industrial history at the site Walkway Over the Hudson by Poughkeepsie. In sum- that was to become a Whole Foods market. The DEC mary, there is a need to establish uniform guidelines to had found that decontaminating the site would have accomplish the balance between the need for drinking no impact on any archeological resources. Recent water and preservation of its heritage. news stories indicate that Whole Foods is proceeding Next, Carol Siri Johnson, PhD, Associate Profes- with remediation, but may not build a store. sor of Science & Technology Studies at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark offered Updates Our 2009 advocacy on behalf of the her insights in exploring certain mines in what is 1904 IRT Powerhouse on the of Manhat- known as the Reading Prong. Her topic entitled tan, included testifying at the July public hearing “Ironmaking in the Highlands Region in New York on possible landmarking. (See Roeblong Chapter and New Jersey, 1765-1954” offered an “in-the- Newsletter, Vol 18 No 4 ) The Landmarks Preserva- field” perspective of two mines: the Sterling and the tion Commission has not yet made a decision. Ringwood. Extraordinary views of mine entrances We were defeated in our attempting to protect and structures, with insightful commentary founded the Brooklyn Bridge from a new residential tower on Carol’s extensive historical perspective, made for on Water St. in DUMBO, as well as our objections a most compelling presentation. She left us with to the new Pier 15 design and its inhospitality to the concern that much knowledge, though known historic ships. locally, is unpublished and may be lost without con- Just before last year’s meeting, I wrote a letter sup- tinuing attention and documentation. porting landmark status for Westbeth, the former Bell Ian Burrow, PhD, RPA, and Principal in Hunter Labs/Western Electric complex just south of the meat Research, Inc. in Trenton, spoke to his topic “Steel packing district. Since then the complex has been Away – the Trenton Steel Works and the Struggle added to the National Register of Historic Places. On for American Manufacturing Independence”. His January 16, the New York City Landmarks Preserva- subject constituted the first examination of an early tion Commission held public hearings on landmark steel operation in the United States. Mr. Burrow designation. The site seems well on its way to receiv- reviewed the history and how it developed despite ing protection at all levels of government. a prohibition by Parliament in 1750. Some of the

March 2010 – Vol. 19 No. 1 3 Roebling Chapter – Society for Industrial Archiology details obtained from the site excavation, especially terwork “Industrial Archeology in Columbia Coun- about the operation, remain a matter of conjecture. ty, New York: A New Model for IA Inventories”. But there is tremendous value in understanding (Full disclosure: this reporter and his fellow SIA pre-Bessemer steelmaking in the United States by member wife, Janet, having a country place in Co- this endeavor. Mr. Burrow gave credit to an asso- lumbia County for 30 years, counts the book as his ciate for the pun in his topic title (Steel vs. Steal), favorite this year). M. Stott posited that the County’s but we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge economic story is its story. With this, he recounted his most humorous commentary. Who knew there early railroad and other history and how he col- lected data for his book. Al Trojanowicz deserves were such tender feelings between the American special mention for his question that drew out Mr. colonies and Mother England? Stott’s connection to his family textile business and Next came a favorite of this reporter: the pre- the town named Stottville in the county. eminent Architectural Historian of New York City, Next came John Vetter, who has been connected Andrew Dolkart. He is the Director of the Historic with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency in Preservation Program at and it the NYC Region and Adelphi University as Chair of was our treat to have him lecture on “Building New the Anthropology & Sociology Department. John’s York’s Garment District, 1919-1929”. Professor topic was “Roebling Steel and Historic Preservation Dolkart gave a mini-history of the garment industry at a Contaminated Site in New Jersey”. He illus- in NYC and the factors that placed it where it is, He trated the dramatic transition of the Superfund site showed images of buildings that were notable to the to a showcase museum. A poignant vignette to his story, but emphasized that they are not cited in the presentation was how Roebling’s operations stopped AIA Guidebook and their architects are not gener- so abruptly, that years later a former worker pointed ally known. The general principles that applied to a pile of wire and said “That’s Verrazano Bridge”. to the development of the Garment Center were “The Spicer Manufacturing Company and Its summarized: economies of space, large scale, larger Universal Joint: Creating an Automotive Industry lower floors and windows, and limited ornamenta- Revolution in South Plainfield, New Jersey, 1903- 1929” was presented by Eugene J. Boesch, PhD, tion. Professor Dolkart’s summary point was that RPA. Clarence Winfield Spicer developed a universal in the history of New York City no area was ever joint that became essential to the growing automo- transformed so rapidly. bile industry. The South Plainfield company’s history After lunch, the national President of the Soci- was uniquely interesting, especially as to enlight- ety for Industrial Archeology, Mary Habstritt, an- ened, although paternalistic management of some nounced the upcoming conferences in the Spring 700 employees at their peak production of 200,000 2010 at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the Fall universal joints. Gerry Weinstein and Tom Flagg, Tour in Vermont. both former chapter Presidents, photo-documented The presentation of the Roebling Award was, the Spicer facility under the auspices of Gerry’s Photo as always, the highlight of the Drew Symposium. Recording Associates. Gerry shared the opportunities Chapter President Lynn Rakos thanked the members and travails of such documentation, and showed the of the Award Committee; Ingrid Wuebber, Beryl power of good depth-of-field digital photography. Let Goldberg and Sandy Matler for their diligent work us also acknowledge Gerry’s exceptionally wry wit, in determining the rightful recipient. Ms Wuebber evidenced by such musings as “I prefer to remain then presented the 2009 Roebling Award to WALK- still; especially when you are in a toxic site” and “It’s WAY OVER THE HUDSON. Representatives of the good to be married to a librarian!” group thanked the Roebling Chapter and offered With a bulky reel-to-reel projector and a large 16” reel of film, historian Lance Metz provided a perspectives on their effort and the experience since spectacular end to the symposium. He showed a the bridges opening on October 3rd. rare film from the Bethlehem Steel Archives about The afternoon presentations began with Peter the Williamsport Wire Rope Company. The film will Stott, the Preservation Planner of Massachusetts not likely be seen for some time after he placed it Historical Commission. Peter spoke about his mas- back in the archives. 4 March 2010 – Vol. 19 No. 1 Roebling Chapter – Society for Industrial Archiology

Central Railroad of ber Craig Nunn on a lengthy trip through Industrial Passaic, NJ. We saw the Dundee Dam, traces of the New Jersey Station Dundee Canal, and many components of the tex- Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ tile-industry-related landscape that defined Passaic ill McKelvey presented a brief summary about and surrounding communities from the late 19th Bproposed restoration work at the Central Rail- through the mid-20th centuries. road of New Jersey (CNJRR) train shed terminal in In June, Tom Flagg gave a lecture entitled “NY: Liberty State Park. He provided a handout itemizing The Port of Many Ports: Hoboken’s Piece of the numerous reasons for supporting the restoration and Pie.” Tom’s talk was co-sponsored by the Hoboken he challenged us to provide any additional ones. Historical Museum. An small group made a Friday morning trip in 2009 in Review July to the D. Maldari & Sons plant in Brooklyn. By Lynn Rakos The company is one of about a half-dozen makers For the venue of our 2010 annual meeting and tour of pasta extrusion dies in the world. The company we extend thanks to: started in Bari, Italy in the late 1800s and has been • Gianfranco Archimede, Executive Director of the in operation in Brooklyn for 106 years. City of Paterson Historic Preservation Commission Vice President Jim Mackin led a large group around • Giacomo DeStefano of the Paterson Museum. Green-Wood Cemetery, also in Brooklyn, to see the • Patrick Harshbarger historian and editor of the resting places of the many industrialists and inven- national SIA Newsletter tors buried there. It was a gorgeous September day and Jim’s narration was terrific. Tours and Events The following week Mary and Gerry welcomed us, Our first event in 2009 was the Annual Meeting on once again, to their home in Croton-on-Hudon and to January 24th at the Paterson Museum in Paterson, NJ. the Engineerium where Gerry continues to bring more The annual meeting was preceded by a tour of United Vacuum Corp. where we saw the assembly process and learned about the different vacuum pump technologies. During the year we held 11 more tours and events.

In April a large group was led by chapter mem- Photo by Ron Rice Ron by Photo Tom Flagg and Roebling members in

the Paterson Falls Powerhouse. Photo by Ron Rice Ron by Photo The Powerhouse and the Great Falls of Paterson, New Jersey March 2010 – Vol. 19 No. 1 5 Roebling Chapter – Society for Industrial Archiology steam engines on-line. Before the corn roast there was his design services. And thanks to Aron for getting a morning hike to Bull Hill Quarry led by chapter the labels where they need to be. Thanks to all who members Tom Flagg and Mark Zdepski. provided articles for the newsletter. A rainy November day found us exploring the The concept of an electronic newsletter is still on Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay and Shooters Island on the table and may well happen in time. Newsletters a 3- Hour NY-NJ Harbor Cruise co-sponsored by are posted to the website soon after mailing. the Working Harbor Committee. Chapter members Business Affairs George Bulow and Tom Flagg narrated, along with Our business affairs this year were essentially “Old members of the Working Harbor Committee. We Business” as several issues remain from last year. thank Bernie Ente for organizing the trip. In December, we had a fantastic tour of the Webb Old Business 501 (c) 3 status – We have retained an attorney to Institute of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineer- bring us through this process and get us to being a 501 ing, in Glen Cove, NY. The tour was led by James (c) 3 organization. We received an anonymous dona- Swan, SIA member and Webb Institute Engineering tion from a member to use for our legal fees. We are Laboratory Technician and Machinist. A highlight of certainly grateful for this donation and will be there the tour – apart from the gorgeous architecture and soon. The attorney retained for our 501 (c) 3 will in- setting – was the 100-foot long towing tank where vestigate our need for Directors & Officers Insurance. ship models and propellers are tested. We had two tours this year that were not an- Website We have had progress on our website! Thanks nounced in the newsletter due to timing issues. to Ruth Lowell, a web designer and member who People on our e-mail list were notified. volunteered to assist us. Jim Mackin also helped The first was of Hennington Press in Park Slope, with the website. We met a few times and did a lot Brooklyn. Hennington Press was a small printing of work through email. Member John Bendel also shop that opened in 1912 and closed in the winter provided some support. Joel Moskowitz long ago got of 2009. In January, David Harris, whose family us our domain name, RoeblingSIA.org, which has opened the shop had us in to see the old printing now been transferred to us. Thanks to Joel for secur- equipment – he was sadly at work packing up the ing that name. Don Durfee at SIA HQ updated our pieces of his family’s life and business. website that was on the MTU server for many years. The second tour was in July when we were invited We plan to have a gallery page where members to see the Petty’s Run archaeological excavation, lo- can submit photos of chapter events to post. Please cated between the State House and the Old Barracks have a look at our website and give us some feed- in Trenton, NJ. The tour was led by Richard Hunter back: www.roeblingsia.org. and Ian Burrow. The archaeology there has exposed Other Business a fascinating slice of our country’s early industrial This year we added new trustees to the board: history. Remains of an 18th century steel furnace, a Joe Macasek from NJ and Mary Lee Baranger from mid-18th century plating mill, a 19th century paper NY. E-mail list – update your info in the back of mill and more have been uncovered. Some of this this newsletter. was covered in a paper at the Drew symposium. Public Outreach & Consulting Drew Symposium We continue to be contacted by the NJ Historic For a detailed account of the day’s activities Preservation Office and by consulting firms solicit- please read the story on p. 3. ing our comments or guidance on matters related to Newsletters and Mailings our region’s historic industrial resources. We had five newsletters last year, one more than The board was invited in April to tour the Borden necessatated by our by-laws. Some were very short Avenue Bridge emergency repair project on Dutch and sent to announce chapter events. Kills in Queens. NYC DOT is working on repairing a Thanks to Joe Macasek who continues to donate failing abutment and the consulting firm of Histori-

6 March 2010 – Vol. 19 No. 1 Roebling Chapter – Society for Industrial Archiology cal Perspectives is involved in the archeological and Of course, I could not have done my work for historic preservation aspects of the work. Through the chapter without support. Thinking about my the NY State Historic Preservation Office, they got time as president, Joe Macasek turns up as a guy DOT to allow a small group of Roebling chapter who I often was bothering with last minute changes board and bridge experts to visit the site. to the newsletter under tight deadlines. Joe does the design and handles the printing of our newslet- Secretary’s Report ters. Thanks, Joe, for being patient – or at least there Our membership stands at 450, stable for the past with me to get the newsletter out! two years. Included are 40 complimentary members, I think of how Aron too was often harassed by primarily National and other Chapter SIA officers, me about sending labels as well as being quizzed as well as organizations that can help us and benefit regularly to see if so-and-so is still a member or if RCSIA endeavors. Treasurer’s Report OTHER EVENTS Kevin Pegram reported on the activity for the pe- Industrial Heritage Walks riod and that the fund balance had increased slightly. By Joe Macasek Committee Reports his year’s Industrial Heritage Walk are about Historic Preservation Committee Report T to start on Saturday March 27 with a tour of For the latest Historic Preservation Report please Oreland, Morris County NJ’s only ghost town. These see the story on pages 2-3. walks are lead by Joe Macasek & Bierce Riley and are sponsored by the Morris County Park Commis- Special Project Committee Report We had a slow year with Special Projects and sion. There are eleven walks on this year’s schedule, there is not much to report. Gianfranco Archimede including five new ones, plus a 3-day demonstration remains the chair and Dennis Furbush agreed to charcoal burn in July. For information and reserva- serve on the committee. tions please call (973) 292-2755 or e-mail me at [email protected] for a complete descrip- Elections tion of the walks. Registered participants will be e- The Nominations committee consists of Tom mailed a map with detail and direction for each walk. Flagg, Chair, Bierce Riley and Beryl Goldberg. March 27 Oreland Nominees must be members in good standing of the Morris Counties Only Ghost Town chapter and the national SIA. April 10 Split Rock Iron Furnace Nominations were made, voting was conducted and the following were elected: April 24 Shippenport (New) President Jim Mackin May 8 Fort Hancock (New) Vice President Mary Lee Baranger Homeland Security 1895 Secretary Aron Eisenpress June 19 Ledgewood’s Morris Canal Treasurer Kevin Pegram Inclined Plans Fri/Sat/Sun Cooper Mill Charcoal Burn Parting Comment from the Past President July 16 -18 It has been an honor to serve you all as presi- July 24 Mt Hope Mineral Rail Road(New) dent for the past three years. It was fun – and at August 7 Milltown & Hackelbarney times – stressful. I thank you all for your support. I Mines have received e-mails, phone calls and hand written August 14 Raratan Power Canal (New) notes from many of you giving me information to Water Power & Bridges share with the chapter, ideas for tours, or sometimes September 11 Waterloo just a simple and very welcomed Thank You, which Canals & Railroads / Iron & Ice was much appreciated. October 16 West Point Foundry (New) November 6 Edison Mines March 2010 – Vol. 19 No. 1 7 Visit the National SIA web site at: www.siahq.org dues were received. He quietly got it all done for me. cachet and professional twist. I extend many thanks Even more quietly, Kevin would get our finan- to her too. And of course, thanks to Nanci Batch- cials in order. And was very prompt on reimburse- elor for all the food for all those years!!! ments when I had to mail those newsletters! Of course there is Mary who kept our preserva- Roebling Chapter SIA Officers tion buzz going. She also provided sound advice President Jim Mackin when asked and she listened to the occasional presi- Vice President Mary Lee Baranger Treasurer Kevin Pegram dential grumblings by me! Secretary Aron Eisenpress Jim has also stepped in this year to help me with You can ontact the Roebling Chapter by E-mail at: tours and other chapter business as we prepared [email protected] to transition to him as president. He also was a big Membership is $20.00 per year, payable to RCSIA, c/o help with the website. Aron Eisenpress, 235 West End Avenue, Apt. 14-C, New Ruth Lowell gets the kudos for the website. She York, NY 10023. A downloadable chapter membership worked diligently to get it into shape. She faced form and general information about the SIA are available at some challenges in getting our domain name trans- www.siahq.org. ferred but got it done. She is persistent – which is a Design: Joe Macasek, MacGraphics quality that we needed to get the thing done! Tom, of course, has been organizing the sympo- AN OFFICAL CHAPTER OF THE sium for many years and we thank him profusely. SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRAIL Allison stepped in since 2006 and brought her own ARCHEOLOGY

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