In this episode, I explore the remains of the Budd Company, found in 1912 by Edward G. Budd, whose fame comes from his development of the first all-steel automobile bodies in 1913 and the companies invention of the Shotwell technique for joining stainless steel without damaging its anti-corrosion properties in the 1930s.

In 1848 John Roebling purchased 25 acres of land in what is now Trenton NJ for his wire rope business. Designing the buildings and machines, he directed the company until his death in 1869. By World War I the factory was the largest wire rope plant in the world. Shuddered in the 1970s, join me as I venture inside to see what remains.

The first turbogenerator was placed into service in 1947 and operations continued until 1996 when the station was closed. Construction was delayed due to the war, however, demand increased and in 1944, permission was granted, construction was resumed on Southwark.

Founded in 1886, International Boiler Works, moved in 1919 to this location. The railroad provided transportation for some of the company's largest boilers. At its peak, the boiler works employed between 100 and 200 workers.

This place has always had a special meaning to me and I have been fascinated with it for over 20 years. In the 1930s after my family immigrated to the U.S., my grandfather worked for Neuweiler’s in this very location.