Seth Boyden
Seth Boyden (November 17, 1788 – March 31, 1870) was an American inventor.
Early life
He was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on November 17, 1788, the son of Seth Boyden and Susannah Atherton. His father was a farmer and blacksmith. His yo ...
, was a former
public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area. The three-story buildings located at Frelinghuysen Avenue, Center Terrace, Dayton Street, and Seth Boyden Terrace contain 530 apartments.
In 1942, the 530 families who lived in the project, along with their 1000 children, were put under quarantine when three children were stricken with paralysis.
There is currently Seth Boyden Elderly housing still in use through the Newark Housing Authority. , the Seth Boyden Terrace housing project in Newark was abandoned. It was demolished in 2022.
In 2022 it was announced the site of the housing project would be turned into television and film studios, soundstages, and Foley rooms as part of
Lionsgate Newark Studios
Lionsgate Newark Studios is a 350,000 square foot film and television production studio under construction in Newark, New Jersey. It is located in Dayton in the South Ward on of land overlooking Weequahic Golf Course west of Newark Liberty Inter ...