{"id":1936,"date":"2016-07-25T16:50:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T20:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardlewisphotography.com\/?page_id=1936"},"modified":"2023-09-25T16:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:52:59","slug":"national-lead-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/richardlewisphotography.com\/galleries\/the-abandonment-project\/national-lead-company\/","title":{"rendered":"National Lead Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This laboratory was built in the early 1960s by the National Lead Company and was a state-of-the-art research facility to formulate lead compounds for use in paint. As lead became known as a toxic substance for household use, and with the introduction of Latex paints in the mid 60’s, the need for lead paint declined. The property was abandoned in the 1980’s.<\/p>\n

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