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Homebuilders of Staten Island, 1959

The following is a collection of advertisements by Homebuilders and General Contractors of Staten Island published in 1959.

Tottenville Book Premieres!

 On Thursday, March 19, 2009, Staten Island's newest history book was unveiled at the Tottenville branch of The N

Charles Goodyear - Inventor

Charles Goodyear

Pioneer Spent Part of His Hard Life at a Factory in West New Brighton

 

This is a case of a man obsessed, and a victim of the times. He was an inventor that saw the tremendous potential in rubber, and spent his entire life in this pursuit. Living in perpetual bankruptcy, he was thrown in debtor’s prison many times. In 1837, his experiments led him to Staten Island,

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