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Abandoned gas station.
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”5000″ height=”750″ lightbox=”true”]These photo’s have an old feel to me but the pumps themselves look fairly modern. All the pumps have their handles on the sides and I can’t remember that in a long, long time. I can’t exactly put a date on when these gas stations were operational. I do like the “feel” of the setting and the vintage look it projects. The smaller station is located in the Preston area of CT. The larger station with the package store is in Voluntown CT. Drinking and driving always go well together, don’t they? (NOT!) Photo take with Sony Nex 7, 24MP mirrorless camera and a Carl Zeiss 24mm, f1.8 lens.
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Saville Dam, Barkhamsted CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”5000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Nestled in a forest in the small town of Barkhamsted, CT pop. 3700, (about 20 miles northwest of Hartford), is the Saville Dam. This is an (8) mile long reservoir, which primarily services Hartford, that will drop your jaw. It was built in 1936 and was named after Chief Engineer Caleb Mills Saville. By 1940 the reservoir had reached it’s maximum level. At (8) miles in length it’s volume is considerable. The gatehouse has a castle/mote type look to it. Absolutely stunning, especially with this grand reservoir and deep blue sky as a back drop. On the west side is a gorgeous spillway whose bed and walls…
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An inside glimpse of Yale University
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”750″ lightbox=”true”]Cheryl and I attended a “photography meet up” held by Milford Photo, mid April, at the Yale University Campus. It was a brief hour and a half guided tour which took us through some of the interior parts of the campus that we would otherwise not have access to. After another grueling Connecticut winter we were fortunate to have a gorgeous spring day. The sun was too harsh for optimal photography, (casting unwanted shadows), none the less we had a blast and certainly made the best of the conditions. We had a small group of about (30) of us. The nice part was we were not constricted…
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Old barn & US flag, July 4th, Rocky Hill CT
It was the 4th of July weekend and Cheryl and I were travelling down a side road in Rocky Hill, CT when we saw this beautiful old barn. The site of Old Glory hanging from it’s side made it special. I’ve since been by this barn and the flag has been removed. Apparantly put up to commemorate the 4th only.
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Knife collection (folding knives only).
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”4000″ lightbox=”true”]I like folding knives. We used to call them “jack knives”. I like how they look, I like how they feel and I like using them. There… I said it. My fascination began with an Uncle of mine. He would come down from Boston and visit us in the summers. He was a rugged old Korean war veteran. The kind of guy that when he spoke you listened. He always carried a pocket knife. He would love to take out his knive from his pocket, carefully open each blade, and extol the value of carrying such a tool. That image just stuck with me my whole life.…
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Withering Barns, east side of Wallingford, CT
A couple of nicely aging barns on S. Branford Rd. about 30 yards south of the Whirlwind Hill intersection. They’re part of a cattle/horse farm that occupies most of the property adjacent to these four corners. At one time Whirlwind Hill was, with it’s dairy farms, a quiety and remote part of town. Like the rest of the town, it too, can’t seem to help but grow with the times. Presently many, higher end, homes are located in this area. Some streets have been added as well to accommodate the housing. There is even a successful vineyard. For me, it’s still a peaceful place to take a drive through. Those old barns that…
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Abandoned Mill, Woonsocket RI
This is an old abandoned mill on Railroad Ave., in Woonsocket, RI. It’s situated a stones throw north of the Manville Dam (see attached photo). Rhode Island was, back in the day, known for their mills, mostly textile in nature. Like many mills of the day the town was built up around them. This mill sat adjacent to a rail line and a river. Again, commonplace for old mill’s and factories. I’m sure this will be turned into apartments or condo’s like so many others. We’re good at creating places to live just not so good at restoring a thriving manufacturing base. Photographed with a Fujifilm F100fd, 12mp, digital pocket camera.
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Abandoned Truck Terminal, Westfield MA
Abandoned truck terminal, Falcon Drive, Westfield MA. Just another sign of the times. Less goods manufactured, less need for trucks and the terminals that house them.
