Thomas Edison spent the second half of his life in West Orange; about 10 miles from New York City. There he built his last and largest laboratory; where he developed motion pictures; improved the phonograph; and built an international business empire; earning over half of his 1;093 patents. The five laboratory buildings housed over 100 experimenters busily engaged in invention and innovation. As they turned ideas into commercial products; Edison surrounded the laboratory with factories that employed over 4;000 workers. From the first days; staff photographers documented every aspect of life in this town within a town.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Place to Grow UpBy Karen GaryA very interesting history of the area that was my playground growing up ... great place to grow up ... great neighbors ... everyone looked out for each other. well kept yards ... SUPER!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Walt KaplinOUTSTANDING2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Images of America-Tacomas Proctor DistrictBy Paul SahlinAs one who grew up just a block from No 26th Proctor Sts I highly recommend this wonderful historical review of this neighborhood shopping district during the 20th century. The pictures tell it like it was and they cover almost everything of any importance that went on there.
