Category: Abandoned

Rollwood Park is a small park consisting mostly of what’s left of a stone foundation on the corner of Stone House Lane and Old Whitfield ST in Guilford CT. This was once the site of the home of Governor Rollin Woodruff, 62nd Governor of Connecticut, who held the office from […]

While working as a field sales rep. I happened by this old, abandoned, tobacco barn on Old Day Hill Rd., in Windsor CT. Photographs taken with a Fujifilm 12MP F100fd pocket camera.

Hope Webbing Co. Mill 999-1005 Main Street Pawtucket, RI The Hope Webbing Co. Mill was founded in 1889 and several buildings were added to this location over the course of the next 15-20 years. What remains, pretty much, occupies an entire city block. At one time the rear of the […]

Paramount Greting Cards 400 Pine Street Pawtucket, RI ———————————————————————————————————————————————————– UPDATE MARCH 15th 2020 Unfortunately several readers have contacted me stating that the old Paramount Greeting Card Company burnt to the ground yesterday. I’m very sorry to hear that and this is one of the reasons I try to preserve history […]

Pawtucket Train Station 9 Railroad Street Pawtucket, RI Pawtucket, RI is, what I would consider to be, an old Mill town. Spend an hour driving around the City and you’ll run into abandoned or re-purposed factories/mills everywhere. Most are situated in urban neighborhoods. Located just north on I-95 of Providence […]

This abandoned building certainly has real potential after a rehab.  I don’t know what used to be here, nor what will be here.  It’s a great location by the river and I’m sure even in it’s current state is worth big bucks.  The photographs depict the front and back of […]

I often would see this abandoned aggregate facility off in the distrance as I drove southbound on I-91 into Hartford.  One day I decided to make a point of stopping by. Crazy as it sounds this is the kind of “abandoned” photograhy I really enjoy.  To add some icing on […]

Clark Brothers Bolt Company is typical of so many post WWII factories that forged the industrial revolution in this country and laid the foundation for what it is today. It was established in 1854 by brothers William, Henry and Charles. A fire destroyed the factory in 1893 (not sure where […]