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The History of Jersey City’s Powerhouse Arts District

A manufacturing and railroad powerhouse for over 100 years, Jersey City, NJ has come a long way from its industrial heyday during the railroad era. Once a gritty town that existed amongst clouds of smoke and haze, there are very few reminders of Jersey City's longtime industrial history that exist today. Still standing, though, against the clean geometric modernity of the luxury buildings and the Powerhouse Arts District Apartments that surround it is the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse.

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