The American Bank Note Company Printing Plant

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Printing Plant is a repurposed complex of three interconnected buildings in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. The innovative Kirby, Petit & Green design was built in 1909–1911 by the American Bank Note Company on land which had previously been part of Edward G. Faile's country estate. A wide variety of financial instruments were printed there; at one point, over five million documents were produced per day, including half the securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Although the plant printed currency for many countries around the world, it was best known for producing Latin American banknotes, which led to it being the target of a FALN terrorist bombing in 1977. The facility was used by American Bank Note until about 1984, after which it was sold, redeveloped as commercial space, subdivided, and designated a New York City landmark. Major tenants include a charter school and the New York City 

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