Category: Abandoned

The best I can determine is that this driving range was originally the Valley Drive-In Threater on Rt. 63 in Naugatuck, Ct.  The drive in operated from 1972 until 1980 when it was destroyed by fire.  It was turned into a driving range.  I do not know when the driving […]

English Station 10 Grand Street Fair Haven section of New Haven, CT With it’s idle looming smokestacks, decaying brick and mortar, and an eerie silence this old power plant exudes a rather ominous feel to the passer by. Known as “English Station” the thermal power plant was built from 1924 […]

ABANDONED ASYLUMS of NEW ENGLAND A pictorial table top book with sporadic essays. Images shown were taken by John Gray and are property of John Gray Photography.  They cannot be copied or reproduced without express permission of John Gray. First a disclaimer:  John Gray is married to my cousin and I […]

While working as a salesman in Stratford, CT I observed this abandoned building. Research has determined that this is the old Ross and Roberts Manufacturing plant which had closed their doors for good, in early 2008 due to increased taxation and operating costs. Best I can determine they manufactured:  Fabric,Laminating & […]

ORIGINAL COLT ARMORY – HARTFORD, CT The slideshow above reflects photographs I took of how the original Colt Armory looks today (Feb., of 2012).  It was named “armory” obviously due to the tremendous amount of firearms that were housed within.  The factory and surrounding buildings comprised a complex that sat on […]

Holyoke, MA is a small city of approx. 40,000 people situated in Western, MA just north of the City of Springfield. Once a thriving mill town made up of a diversified immigrant popular there now sits many abandoned buildings that once housed those companies. These photographs document a few of […]

Located in Branford, CT the Shoreline Trolley Museum is a fun afternoon for anyone that enjoys an up close look back to an era gone by.  River Street dead ends at the beginning of what remains in place of a trolley line.  Also located here is a small but informational […]

The car was sitting in front of an active small shop with a string of current day cars to the left and another abandoned car to the right.  The way the tree appeared to almost be growing from the rear of the car was visually interesting to me. I did […]