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Abandoned Ideal Forging Factory, Southington CT
A cornerstone of the community for nearly a century the Ideal Forging Company filed bankruptcy in 2003 and closed. At it’s heyday it employed nearly 1000 people but was demolished to make way for new housing in 2015. I myself, personally, called upon this factory as a field salesman for 35 years. The company sat upon approx. 14 acres of land in downtown Soutnington CT and consisted of numerous buildings. I only show one of the shops and the main office building in this blog. I don’t have a date for these images but I believe I took them in 2004. They were photographed with a: Olympus E-10, 4MB, digital…
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Abandoned Factory Dayville CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]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.
