Category: Abandoned

While travelling on Rt. 80 in North Branford, CT, mid February of 2015, I spotted this beautiful old barn.  I stopped the car, got out, and took this picture from the other side of the highway. It’s cropped rather tightly because there were numerous electrical wires cutting through the tops […]

While driving down Main St., in rural Somers CT, I happened upon these beautiful aging old barns.  It was simply by accident but these barns married well with my affinity towards abandoned buildings and character rich barns. Luckily I had my trusty Fujifilm F100fd, 12 mp, digital pocket camera stowed […]

This building on Main St., in Berlin CT was once a staple to this small community providing manufacturing jobs from 1893 until 2004.  During this time Sherri Cup, a division of Sherwood Industries, manufactured paper cups.  They were best known for their blue, white and gold paper cup that displayed […]

The milk bottle building, situated on Rt. 146 in Lincoln, Ri, is reflective of a bygone era.  It was constructed circa 1931 during an error in which companies were desperately seeking in your face road side marketing to draw in consumers.  The 32′ tall milk bottle, which originated as an […]

The J.H.Sessions & Son manufacturing company was formed in 1861 in Bristol CT.  They manufactured hardware for trunks at their 273 Riverside Ave. location.  In 1907 a larger warehouse was added on.  This may be the picture you see from the road. In 1873 John H. Session admitted his son […]

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 […]

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.  

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.