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Abandoned East Hartford Family Drive In
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] 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 always a huge, huge treat for your parents to take you to the Drive In. I came from solid but modest beginnings. So you cherished every trip to the drive in. We had one on the town line next door to the town we lived in. The children would always scamper joyfully up to the playground…
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Abandoned Power Plant – New Haven
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] 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 – 1929 and ceased operation in 1992. Having been abandoned for 21 years the owners and the State of CT are apparently perplexed as to how to handle the PCB laden contaminated oil and asbestos at the facility. Eight large transformers were drained but there were no takers to purchase the oil and it was never…
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Abandoned Building – Stratford, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]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 & Bonding (Mfrs), Coated & Laminated Paper NEC (Mfrs), Plastics-Products-Retail. This building occupies the space between the redemption center and a Dunkin Donuts on 1299 West Broad St. The area was posted “private property” so I did not choose to venture off the roadway. The remnants of a rather large foundation are evidence that a good sized building…
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Holyoke’s Vanishing Mill’s
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] 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 those businesses as seen today. These pictures were taken along the south side of the City near Canal Street.
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Shoreline Trolley Museum
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] 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 museum showing artifacts of that time with adequate parking to the rear. It appears to be staffed by volunteers. It was a beautiful, clear, warm summers day. Cheryl and I boarded the trolley and headed about 100 yards up the track to the portion of the museum that stores many, many old trolley cars. Some were in…
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Driving through Litchfield County CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]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 I didn’t want to delay the trip too much by stopping over and over for photo’s. However as a photographer I see light and images everywhere I go whether I’m working or playing. Hence the need to always have a camera by my side. I had to pull over as my eyes gazed upon the majesty of…
