larry jones

roxbury, NJ

The coble stone

The coble stone represents a unique history that is new york. the coble stone was loaded on the ships of the exploring countries as balast to keep the ship steady on its journey to the new world, then loaded off in harbors and shores of manhattan to make room for the treasures of trade.
Those stones then became the structure and base of the first streets of New York. The dreams, hopes, aspirations, victories and failures past over the coble stones of the inhabitants of the new world.
The free and the enslaved. Men, women and children of many persuasions, seeking a new life through the halls of ellis island all made their passage on top the coble stones.
The coble stones still have a prominent presense on many of New Yorks streets and the stories they hold are not short of amazing.