Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Transportation Opportunity Center

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg Transportation Opportunity Center Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 5, 2011

1. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg Transportation Opportunity Center Marker

Inscription. This building was originally constructed in 1881 as the Frame Fitting Shop of the Rogers Locomotive Works. The Rogers Locomotive Works was one of America’s premier locomotive manufacturers in the latter half of the 19th Century and a dominant force in Paterson’s role as a leading center of commerce and industry.

This building was rehabilitated as the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Transportation Opportunity Center and rededicated in 2003. In naming this building in honor of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey Community Development Corporation salutes the Senator’s decades-long record of public service to his hometown of Paterson, to the State of New Jersey, and to a grateful nation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 40° 54.784′ N, 74° 10.758′ W. Marker is in Paterson, New Jersey, in Passaic County. Marker is on Spruce Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located on Spruce Street, between Oliver and Market Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paterson NJ 07501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rogers Millwright Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Passaic Paper Mill Flume (within shouting distance of this marker); Rogers Works

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Ivanhoe Wheelhouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Great Falls Raceway and Power System (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Ivanhoe Wheelhouse (about 400 feet away); Overlook Park (about 800 feet away); Great Falls of the Passaic/S.U.M. Historic District (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paterson.

Marker on Spruce Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 5, 2011

2. Marker on Spruce Street

Building in Historic Paterson image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 5, 2011

3. Building in Historic Paterson

The Transportation Opportunity Center marker is located down the alley seen on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.