Communist officials decided to expand it into a "model city" to house employees of a giant coal-and-gas complex they built in the nearby countryside.
Their printing business went so well that they eventually took over a small hotel that housed their family and employees.
"We used to house our agents and employees in a deteriorating apartment building."
The National Park Service acquired the property in 1972 and uses it to house seasonal employees.
This new center would also house employees from the National Forest Service.
They would later be used to house employees.
Mr. Garabedian said he planned to house only female teachers and employees at first.
The companies plan to use the apartments to house employees coming to New York for corporate training programs.
The mill village created to house employees makes up a significant portion of the homes on the southeast end of Commerce today.
As of September 2011 the headquarters moved out, but Continental will continue to house employees in the building.