Hidden City Philadelphia recently published an op-ed detailing Ambler’s former moniker as the “Asbestos Capital of the World”.

The article discusses when the company town “served as a fiefdom of Richard V. Mattison and the empire he built out of the toxic fiber,” as well as its “resurgence, fueled by individuals, local government, and groups like Ambler Main Street that encouraged investment, along with citizens’ groups that helped keep overdevelopment in check.”

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