V. Zappala & Company, Inc.
About
Zappala Block at Broadway and Fifth Avenue in Rensselaer traces to 1922 when Salvatore Zappala, who emigrated from Roccella, Italy in 1921, began making concrete blocks by hand.
What to know
- Salvatore worked days in a shoe repair shop and nights as a boilermaker apprentice.
- A farmer spotted his blocks during home construction and asked to buy some.
- Hardscape and Allan Block products are sold.
- Amy Williams handles hardscape and inside sales.
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