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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ehrenfeld are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Ehrenfeld’s homes were built before 1938.
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How Ehrenfeld came to be

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In 1901, General Electric Company built the first alternating current power plant at Ehrenfeld. The plant, designed to eliminate the difficulties in long-distance direct current transmission, was built for the Webster Coal and Coke Company.

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