Tag: abandoned

East Hartford Family Drive-In John Fitch Blvd & Chapel Rd South Windsor CT 06074 This 600 car capacity drive-in theater was in operation from 1954 until 1984. At time of writing this site has been unused and abandoned for nearly 30 years. As a youngster in the 60’s it was […]

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 […]

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 & […]

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 […]

Cheryl and I were on our way to the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association museum and had the pleasure of driving through beautiful Litchfield County.  Although we’ve lived in CT most of our lives this part of the state never gets old to us. Because we were on our way somewhere […]