Rahway’s 4th Annual Culture Crawl took place on Friday, June 17th in the Downtown Arts District. This year, the Rahway Arts & Business Partnership, host of Culture Crawl, partnered with the Tesla Science Foundation to honor Nikola Tesla.
A ceremony was held at the Rahway Train Station Plaza dedicating a bust of Nikola Tesla generously gifted to Rahway by the Republic of Srpska and the Nation of Serbia. Mayor Samson D. Steinman of Rahway; Upendra Chivukula, Commissioner on the NJ Board of Public Utilities; Obrad Kesic the Director of the RS Office of Cooperation, Trade and Investment; Nikola Lonchar President of the Tesla Science Foundation; Samuel Mason, Director of the Tesla Science Foundation; and Marina Zivkovic, the Consulate General of Serbia were among the speakers present. Special performances by Mano Divina, “Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat” and Bisire, a Serbian folklore dance group, added to the celebration.
(above) A bust was dedicated in honor of Serbian immigrant, Nikola Tesla’s incredible contribution to Rahway during this year’s Culture Crawl. Tesla, a scientist, and innovator helped to put Rahway on the map in March of 1885. Tesla founded the Tesla Electric Lighting Company on Irving Street and created the first Alternating Current lamp posts at the Rahway Train Station.
