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Repurposed Stillwater Mill – Harrisville, RI
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]In circa 1918 the privately owned Stillwater Woorsted Mill was built in Harrisivlle RI. The Clearview River runs through Harrisville and was home to a number of manufacturing concerns through the 1900’s. Many of which were mill types dedicated to manufacturing textiles. The Stillwater Mill was the largest of the mills in town and at it’s peak employed approx. 600 people. Folks even kept their jobs throughout the great depression as manufacturing continued. The owner would put the production into inventory for sale at a later time. This mill also provided the material for military uniforms during WWII. In 1963 Harrisivlle and it’s community were dealt…
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Yantic Falls (Indian Leap) – Norwich, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]First let me apologize for the very poor quality of these photographs. I happened upon this very cool site and only had my cell phone with me. Because light was streaming in through the tree tops it just couldn’t handle the high dynamic range so I did the best I could in post processing. I wanted to publish the shots however because this a cool place to visit if you’re ever in Norwich, CT. In addition there is some rich history connected to this waterfall known as “Indian Leap/Yantic Falls (named after the Yantic River which flows through it”. The Yantic Falls is where industrial…
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Repurposed Mill at Indian Leap – Norwhich CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]The attached photo’s represent the once abandoned and recently repurposed mills of the Indian Leap neighborhood of Norwich, CT. The best that I can determine is that these mills belonged to the Falls Mill Company circa 1860. Power was harnessed by the Yantic Falls less than 1/4 mile upstream. Unfortunately I was not able to acquire more history about this mill. Photographs taken with Samsung Galaxy Note II, 8mp, camera phone.
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Kartway Dairy Bar – Gales Ferry, CT
This dairy bar is a big hit in Gales Ferry with the local residents and has been for years and years. A handful of folks have written to advise me that this is still a thriving business and that the go karts (which are to the rear of the building), in particular, are a frequent source of enjoyment for many. I should note that I don’t live in this area and did not speak to anyone from the establishment directly. These are the types of business’s that you want to keep around. They are iconic and, in many ways, a bit of Americana. If you live in the area consider…
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Fall Scenic – Roadside Harrisville, RI
While working as a salesman I was travelling on Rt. 102 in Harrisville RI when I spotted this nice fall scenic out my window. I pulled the car over, jumped out and snapped this photo with my Fujifilm F100fd, 12 mp, pocket camera.
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Abandoned Factory Dayville CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]This is what remains of an abandoned factory in Dayville, CT. I cannot determine for sure what factory this was. This is probably from the mid 1800’s. I would guess it was a woolen or fabric mill. Photo’s taken with a Samsun Galaxy Note 2, 8 mp, camera phone.
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Abandoned factory – Burrillville, RI
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Manufacturer in Harrisville (Burrillville) RI of plastic films serving various industries closed this facility in 2004. This cost the area at least 60 jobs. Photographs taken with Fujifilm F100D pocket camera.
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Wall Art – Boston, MA
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Photographed with a Samsung Galaxy Note II phone camera. Interesting wall art on the side of an old four story brick building in Boston, MA on Franklin St. in the Brighton section of the city. Because the wall art was 3 and 4 stories up I couldn’t get close enough to examine it. It appears that the windows were boarded up and painting were done on the wood. I thought this was quite an interesting way to make an old building have some appeal.
