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Beautiful old aging barn in Southbury
To me this barn is very striking. It appears to sit abandoned in the middle of the woods with no lead in road or path. Father time is having it’s way as the foliage creeps in around it and the paint fades. Two things I found unique. There is about 6′ overhang on the side nearest the viewer. You don’t see that on barns. The silo is also unique as well as the silos roof. The silo almost has a “home made” look to it but I’m sure was functional and I think gives this barn a lot of character. It’s a true relic. Photographed in the winter with a…
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Repurposed factory – Berlin, CT
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 words “we’re happy to serve you”. A developer bought out the abandoned factory, began renovations and in 2013 had no problem selling hi-end condominiums. I’ve seen this so many times before through CT, MA & RI that it’s sad. I never intended for this blog to become political so I’ll just summarize my feelings this way. These old brick mills…
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Abandoned Milk Bottle Building – Lincoln, RI
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]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 ice cream shop, was no exception. This local favorite turned out smiles and ice cream cones up until 1968. It has remained abandoned since that time. A state issued test resulted in findings of benzene in the ground water that was 600 times the allowable limit. I’m sure this has hurt the resale value considerably. So…
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Repurposed Stillwater Mill – Harrisville, RI
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]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 mills in town and at it’s peak employed approx. 600 people. Folks even kept their jobs throughout the great depression as manufacturing continued. The owner would put the production into inventory for sale at a later time. This mill also provided the material for military uniforms during WWII. In 1963 Harrisivlle and it’s community were dealt…
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Abandoned factory – Burrillville, RI
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]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.
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Abandoned Taftville/Ponemah Textile Mill – Norwhich, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]NOTE: There are two separate buildings in the photo’s. One is four stories the other is two stories. The rear of the four story building is also depicted. The article shown below in quotations was reproduced from Wikipedia and can be read in it’s entirety here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taftville,_Connecticut “Taftville is a small village in eastern Connecticut. It is a neighborhood of Norwich but has its own post office (ZIP Code 06380). It was established in 1866 as site for the large Taftville Mill, later Ponemah Mill. The village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Taftville and as alternative name Taftville/Ponemah Mill National Register Historic…
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Re-purposed Malleable Iron Fittings Company Factory
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]The Malleable Iron Fittings Company occupied this building from 1842-1962 at Indian Neck Ave, Branford, CT . As a foundry and manufacturer of iron fittings their chief market was steam heat. The 1960’s saw a substantial decline in sales for MIF which forced them to sell the company to Waltham Industries in 1969. Waltham had little success and basically liquidated the company in 1971. Just another example of the decline of industry in the State of Connecticut. I apologize for the poor pictures. I only had a cell phone with me which provided me little choice over the lens length. In addition, as you can see I…
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Abandoned Mills – Rockville, CT
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