In the 1920s, several paint companies made their home in Red Hook. Following the New York Dock Company's construction of large concrete warehouses on Imlay Street, other companies built similar buildings nearby. Paint companies, such as the American Marine Paint, were attracted to the area because of its relative remove from residential areas yet in close proximity to shipping facilities. The fumes from the paint companies' operations were reported to be contained in the concrete factories. American Marine Paint had world wide offices, but it is very likely that they found big customers among the neighboring large shipyards in Red Hook.

Some of the other paint companies in Red hook were C. A. Woolsley Paint and Color Co and the Reliance Paint Co

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