Brooksbrae Brick Company
Pasadena, NJ
January 1, 2004

This site is a fun one, maybe a little too fun as there are gallons of paint deposited from paintballs and spray paint cans upon the ruins of this factory. There are lots of holes in the ground, leaving to underground tunnels and rooms of all sorts. Add a giant carrot, and my rabbit would be in heaven.

However, the history of this site, to say the least, is confusing. Henry Charlton Beck, in his Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey refered to this place as the Pasadena Terra Cotta Factory, and was related to by locals that it burnt down in the early 1900's. However, it seems that this was not the case. It seems that this was possibly the site of the Bricksbrae Brick Factory, or possibly a drain pipe factory, or maybe a Harley Davidson Factory, or possibly the home of the President of the United States of America. Whatever it was, it's a lovely place to explore, just as long as you have shoes with good ankle support. (actually, this guy might have it sorted: The Story of Pasadena and its Neighboring Clay Industry" by Scott Wieczorek)

Oh, and if one of your graffiti/paintball kids happens by some chance to read this, die. Right now. Seriously.