When

Thursday, October 22 · 7–8 PM

Where

DeCorso Community Center 15 East 4th St, New Providence, NJ

Cost

Free

Phone

(908) 665-1034

About

While at one time there were 18 separate family owned greenhouse businesses in New Providence, the Coddington Greenhouses were the most prominent, with 40 greenhouses, the largest being 61 feet wide and 500 feet long, with 600,000 square feet of glass. At one time producing and sending to market six million roses in a year. Learn about the founding of this business by Lyman Badgley Coddington, and how it remained in the family, at the fall program sponsored by the New Providence Historical Society. Presented and authored by Peter Badgley Coddington, great-grandson of the business's founder, the talk will explore the role of L.B. Coddington Co. in New Providence history. The program will incorporate numerous projected scanned digital photos from the N.P. Hist. Soc. Archives, along with his family members' recollections and records. Archive Room: 908 665-1034.