Copper on the Creek
In November 2000, Place in History
published Copper on the Creek, a history of the Phelps
Dodge copper refinery.
Closed for years, the refinery was located
on Newtown Creek in West Maspeth, Queens, until its recent
dismantling.
Copper on the Creek provides an
interdisciplinary glimpse into the history of the refinery,
and examines plans for redeveloping the site. It also addresses
a variety of other topics, including the economic, political,
and environmental impact of industrialization and subsequent
deindustrialization on America's urban areas. Geared
to a general audience, it also contains information useful
to community representatives concerned about the disposition
of the site.
This richly illustrated 40-page booklet
is the fruit of a year-long collaboration between Place in
History and Laurel Hill Works. Laurel Hill Works was founded
by Curtis Cravens, a Brooklyn-based photographer who has performed
extensive research on the site over the course of the last
five years.
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