Terra Cotta car

*Photos Courtesy of John K. Dyke

Press Release

PERTH AMBOY – A new Perth Amboy history documentary has been released and is premiering on Comcast Channel 34.     It is entitled “PERTH AMBOY TERRA COTTA”.

“A few decades ago, we produced a documentary on the same subject,” advised John Kerry Dyke, a local historian. “Since then we have received numerous requests for a rebroadcast; however that film was done in an old-fashioned TV style.

Instead, we wanted to do a brand new one, bringing it up to modern broadcast standards……..and this is it.   Over 100 different sources have been researched for this new piece.”

Terra cotta manufacturing was a major Perth Amboy industry.   Much of lower Manhattan was built with Perth Amboy terra cotta, as well as important buildings all over the country.   In addition to exploring the history of these terra cotta works, this documentary introduces many rare photographs from a turn-of-the-century Perth Amboy.

In addition to this work being seen on Comcast Channel 34, “PERTH AMBOY TERRA COTTA” can also be viewed via Blu-Ray quality on You Tube.

Terra Cotta butterfly