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Williams Industrial Development Enterprises, Inc. Harlem Storefront, New York City" of
the Reynaldo P. Maduro Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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A SUBSIDIARY OF WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY CORPORATION
WILLIAMSBURG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
September 29, 1976
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. President:
The Williamsburg Industrial Development Enterprises, Inc.
(W.I.D.E.), the nation's first community sponsored "Vertical
Industrial Park" cordially invites you to our Opening Day
Ceremony at 12 noon, Thursday, October 21st, 1976 at 544-60
Park Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
This Opening Day celebration is to share with you the
"Pride of W.I.D.E." a happy ending to a story that started five
years ago, when a large factory employing five hundred people
left Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The story is only too well-known and sadly lived out in
the inner cities of our country--abandoned factory buildings
and millions of unemployed, leaving social decay which follows
in the wake of business migration to the call of the suburbs.
W.I.D.E., Mr. President, is a community organization
in Brooklyn, that decided to attempt to turn the tide. The
residents of this impoverished area--proud of their community
and unwilling to accept defeat in the face of spreading urban
blight--decided that they could "do things better ourselves."
Thanks to you, Mr. President, and your administration,
in particular, Assistant Secretary John Eden of the U. S.
Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
and other officials, we obtained a Public Works Grant of
$2,450,000 and a Technical Assistance Grant of $169,880 to
help concieve, develop and execute the conversion of the
enormous Detecto Scales factory building into a modern
"Vertical Industrial Park."
544-60 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN, 11205 (212) 852-8600
The President
-2-
September 29, 1976
Now, after four years of planning and hard work, this
once-abandoned giant loft building will open its doors again,
but this time to house several manufacturers who will provide
upwards of 1,000 jobs.
In addition to the revitalization of an old building and
the infusion of a thousand jobs, which is bolstering our area
in ways undreamed of, the resulting cash flow has enabled us
to maintain some of our vital social services and economic
development programs and to amass a capital accumulation
sufficient to invest in other projects, notably new housing.
However, perhaps the most important outcome of this unique
"Community in Partnership with Government and Business" project
is a revived community spirit that may transcend all the practical
benefits. People here know, Mr. President, that they all own a
substantial piece of real estate in their own neighborhood.
Our project, the first of its kind in the nation, will
serve as a model for the many hard pressed communities through-
out the country.
We would be most gratified, Mr. President, and deeply
honored to have you personally appear to say a few words to
call attention to the significance of this event.
The residents of Williamsburg, Brooklyn want to share
this happy occasion with you.
Respectfully yours,
I. Joseph Valcarcel
Executive Director
IJV/md
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE October 19, 1976
TO:
James E. Connor
FROM:
William J. Baroody, Jr.
SUBJECT: Request for Travel
NAME
Reynaldo P Maduro
(Typed and Signature)
DESTINATION New York City
PURPOSE OF TRIP 12:00N Address grand opening vertical industrial
park under auspicies WIDE
6:00P Address East Harlem Storefront opening.
DEPARTURE DATE 10-21-76 RETURN DATE 10-22-76
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
Air
LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS
TBD
(Name)
(Address)
ESTIMATED TOTAL EXPENSES $
$100.00
AUTHORIZATION OF SUPERVISOR
(Signature of Certifying Officer if appropriate)
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
James E. Connor
(Submit in Duplicate)
A SUBSIDIARY OF WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY CORPORATION
WILLIAMSBURG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
September 29, 1976
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. President:
The Williamsburg Industrial Development Enterprises, Inc.
(W.I.D.E.), the nation's first community sponsored "Vertical
Industrial Park" cordially invites you to our Opening Day
Ceremony at 12 noon, Thursday, October 21st, 1976 at 544-60
Park Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
This Opening Day celebration is to share with you the
"Pride of W.I.D.E." a happy ending to a story that started five
years ago, when a large factory employing five hundred people
left Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The story is only too well-known and sadly lived out in
the inner cities of our country--abandoned factory buildings
and millions of unemployed, leaving social decay which follows
in the wake of business migration to the call of the suburbs.
W.I.D.E., Mr. President, is a community organization
in Brooklyn, that decided to attempt to turn the tide. The
residents of this impoverished area--proud of their community
and unwilling to accept defeat in the face of spreading urban
blight--decided that they could "do things better ourselves."
Thanks to you, Mr. President, and your administration,
in particular, Assistant Secretary John Eden of the U. S.
Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
and other officials, we obtained a Public Works Grant of
$2,450,000 and a Technical Assistance Grant of $169,880 to
help concieve, develop and execute the conversion of the
enormous Detecto Scales factory building into a modern
"Vertical Industrial Park."
The President
-2-
September 29, 1976
Now, after four years of planning and hard work, this
once-abandoned giant loft building will open its doors again,
but this time to house several manufacturers who will provide
upwards of 1,000 jobs.
In addition to the revitalization of an old building and
the infusion of a thousand jobs, which is bolstering our area
in ways undreamed of, the resulting cash flow has enabled us
to maintain some of our vital social services and economic
development programs and to amass a capital accumulation
sufficient to invest in other projects, notably new housing.
However, perhaps the most important outcome of this unique
"Community in Partnership with Government and Business" project
is a revived community spirit that may transcend all the practical
benefits. People here know, Mr. President, that they all own a
substantial piece of real estate in their own neighborhood.
Our project, the first of its kind in the nation, will
serve as a model for the many hard pressed communities through-
out the country.
We would be most gratified, Mr. President, and deeply
honored to have you personally appear to say a few words to
call attention to the significance of this event.
The residents of Williamsburg, Brooklyn want to share
this happy occasion with you.
Respectfully yours,
Executive I. Joseph Director Valcarcel Valcarcel
IJV/md
DERAID
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 20, 1976
The dedication of the Nation's first community-
sponsored Vertical Industrial Park is a splendid
example of what can be accomplished by concerned
citizens working together for the benefit of all.
It is a success story that can bring the greatest
pride and satisfaction to those who are associ-
ated with the Williamsburg Industrial Development
Enterprises. I welcome the opportunity to com-
mend their effective hard work.
I am confident that this innovative project will
serve as a springboard for future redevelopment
in the Williamsburg area and for the creation of
a stronger economic base with more jobs and bet-
ter living standards for its residents. I wish
it many rewarding years of useful civic service.
Merald R. Ford
2003 & LIBRARY GREATE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 20, 1976
The dedication of the Nation's first community-
sponsored Vertical Industrial Park is a splendid
example of what can be accomplished by concerned
citizens working together for the benefit of all.
It is a success story that can bring the greatest
pride and satisfaction to those who are associ-
ated with the Williamsburg Industrial Development
Enterprises. I welcome the opportunity to com-
mend their effective hard work.
I am confident that this innovative project will
serve as a springboard for future redevelopment
in the Williamsburg area and for the creation of
a stronger economic base with more jobs and bet-
ter living standards for its residents. I wish
it many rewarding years of useful civic service.
Merald R. Ford
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"ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"Maduro Events - Oct. 21, 1976 -\nWilliams Industrial Development Enterprises, Inc. Harlem Storefront, New York City\" of\nthe Reynaldo P. Maduro Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 1 of the Reynaldo P. Maduro Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nA SUBSIDIARY OF WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY CORPORATION\nWILLIAMSBURG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.\nSeptember 29, 1976\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. President:\nThe Williamsburg Industrial Development Enterprises, Inc.\n(W.I.D.E.), the nation's first community sponsored \"Vertical\nIndustrial Park\" cordially invites you to our Opening Day\nCeremony at 12 noon, Thursday, October 21st, 1976 at 544-60\nPark Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.\nThis Opening Day celebration is to share with you the\n\"Pride of W.I.D.E.\" a happy ending to a story that started five\nyears ago, when a large factory employing five hundred people\nleft Williamsburg, Brooklyn.\nThe story is only too well-known and sadly lived out in\nthe inner cities of our country--abandoned factory buildings\nand millions of unemployed, leaving social decay which follows\nin the wake of business migration to the call of the suburbs.\nW.I.D.E., Mr. President, is a community organization\nin Brooklyn, that decided to attempt to turn the tide. The\nresidents of this impoverished area--proud of their community\nand unwilling to accept defeat in the face of spreading urban\nblight--decided that they could \"do things better ourselves.\"\nThanks to you, Mr. President, and your administration,\nin particular, Assistant Secretary John Eden of the U. S.\nDepartment of Commerce, Economic Development Administration\nand other officials, we obtained a Public Works Grant of\n$2,450,000 and a Technical Assistance Grant of $169,880 to\nhelp concieve, develop and execute the conversion of the\nenormous Detecto Scales factory building into a modern\n\"Vertical Industrial Park.\"\n544-60 PARK AVENUE BROOKLYN, 11205 (212) 852-8600\nThe President\n-2-\nSeptember 29, 1976\nNow, after four years of planning and hard work, this\nonce-abandoned giant loft building will open its doors again,\nbut this time to house several manufacturers who will provide\nupwards of 1,000 jobs.\nIn addition to the revitalization of an old building and\nthe infusion of a thousand jobs, which is bolstering our area\nin ways undreamed of, the resulting cash flow has enabled us\nto maintain some of our vital social services and economic\ndevelopment programs and to amass a capital accumulation\nsufficient to invest in other projects, notably new housing.\nHowever, perhaps the most important outcome of this unique\n\"Community in Partnership with Government and Business\" project\nis a revived community spirit that may transcend all the practical\nbenefits. People here know, Mr. President, that they all own a\nsubstantial piece of real estate in their own neighborhood.\nOur project, the first of its kind in the nation, will\nserve as a model for the many hard pressed communities through-\nout the country.\nWe would be most gratified, Mr. President, and deeply\nhonored to have you personally appear to say a few words to\ncall attention to the significance of this event.\nThe residents of Williamsburg, Brooklyn want to share\nthis happy occasion with you.\nRespectfully yours,\nI. Joseph Valcarcel\nExecutive Director\nIJV/md\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDATE October 19, 1976\nTO:\nJames E. Connor\nFROM:\nWilliam J. Baroody, Jr.\nSUBJECT: Request for Travel\nNAME\nReynaldo P Maduro\n(Typed and Signature)\nDESTINATION New York City\nPURPOSE OF TRIP 12:00N Address grand opening vertical industrial\npark under auspicies WIDE\n6:00P Address East Harlem Storefront opening.\nDEPARTURE DATE 10-21-76 RETURN DATE 10-22-76\nMODE OF TRANSPORTATION\nAir\nLODGING ACCOMMODATIONS\nTBD\n(Name)\n(Address)\nESTIMATED TOTAL EXPENSES $\n$100.00\nAUTHORIZATION OF SUPERVISOR\n(Signature of Certifying Officer if appropriate)\nACKNOWLEDGED BY:\nJames E. Connor\n(Submit in Duplicate)\nA SUBSIDIARY OF WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY CORPORATION\nWILLIAMSBURG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.\nSeptember 29, 1976\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. President:\nThe Williamsburg Industrial Development Enterprises, Inc.\n(W.I.D.E.), the nation's first community sponsored \"Vertical\nIndustrial Park\" cordially invites you to our Opening Day\nCeremony at 12 noon, Thursday, October 21st, 1976 at 544-60\nPark Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.\nThis Opening Day celebration is to share with you the\n\"Pride of W.I.D.E.\" a happy ending to a story that started five\nyears ago, when a large factory employing five hundred people\nleft Williamsburg, Brooklyn.\nThe story is only too well-known and sadly lived out in\nthe inner cities of our country--abandoned factory buildings\nand millions of unemployed, leaving social decay which follows\nin the wake of business migration to the call of the suburbs.\nW.I.D.E., Mr. President, is a community organization\nin Brooklyn, that decided to attempt to turn the tide. The\nresidents of this impoverished area--proud of their community\nand unwilling to accept defeat in the face of spreading urban\nblight--decided that they could \"do things better ourselves.\"\nThanks to you, Mr. President, and your administration,\nin particular, Assistant Secretary John Eden of the U. S.\nDepartment of Commerce, Economic Development Administration\nand other officials, we obtained a Public Works Grant of\n$2,450,000 and a Technical Assistance Grant of $169,880 to\nhelp concieve, develop and execute the conversion of the\nenormous Detecto Scales factory building into a modern\n\"Vertical Industrial Park.\"\nThe President\n-2-\nSeptember 29, 1976\nNow, after four years of planning and hard work, this\nonce-abandoned giant loft building will open its doors again,\nbut this time to house several manufacturers who will provide\nupwards of 1,000 jobs.\nIn addition to the revitalization of an old building and\nthe infusion of a thousand jobs, which is bolstering our area\nin ways undreamed of, the resulting cash flow has enabled us\nto maintain some of our vital social services and economic\ndevelopment programs and to amass a capital accumulation\nsufficient to invest in other projects, notably new housing.\nHowever, perhaps the most important outcome of this unique\n\"Community in Partnership with Government and Business\" project\nis a revived community spirit that may transcend all the practical\nbenefits. People here know, Mr. President, that they all own a\nsubstantial piece of real estate in their own neighborhood.\nOur project, the first of its kind in the nation, will\nserve as a model for the many hard pressed communities through-\nout the country.\nWe would be most gratified, Mr. President, and deeply\nhonored to have you personally appear to say a few words to\ncall attention to the significance of this event.\nThe residents of Williamsburg, Brooklyn want to share\nthis happy occasion with you.\nRespectfully yours,\nExecutive I. Joseph Director Valcarcel Valcarcel\nIJV/md\nDERAID\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 20, 1976\nThe dedication of the Nation's first community-\nsponsored Vertical Industrial Park is a splendid\nexample of what can be accomplished by concerned\ncitizens working together for the benefit of all.\nIt is a success story that can bring the greatest\npride and satisfaction to those who are associ-\nated with the Williamsburg Industrial Development\nEnterprises. I welcome the opportunity to com-\nmend their effective hard work.\nI am confident that this innovative project will\nserve as a springboard for future redevelopment\nin the Williamsburg area and for the creation of\na stronger economic base with more jobs and bet-\nter living standards for its residents. I wish\nit many rewarding years of useful civic service.\nMerald R. Ford\n2003 & LIBRARY GREATE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 20, 1976\nThe dedication of the Nation's first community-\nsponsored Vertical Industrial Park is a splendid\nexample of what can be accomplished by concerned\ncitizens working together for the benefit of all.\nIt is a success story that can bring the greatest\npride and satisfaction to those who are associ-\nated with the Williamsburg Industrial Development\nEnterprises. I welcome the opportunity to com-\nmend their effective hard work.\nI am confident that this innovative project will\nserve as a springboard for future redevelopment\nin the Williamsburg area and for the creation of\na stronger economic base with more jobs and bet-\nter living standards for its residents. I wish\nit many rewarding years of useful civic service.\nMerald R. Ford"
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