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Abandoned Clark Bros. Bolt Company, Plantsville CT
Clark Brothers Bolt Company is typical of so many post WWII factories that forged the industrial revolution in this country and laid the foundation for what it is today. It was established in 1854 by brothers William, Henry and Charles. A fire destroyed the factory in 1893 (not sure where the original location was) but it was rebuilt in the Plantsville section of Southington, CT. They manufactured bolts, washers, screws and rivets. In 1987 the company closed it’s doors after 133 years of business. The factory sits abaonded to this very day. Photographed with a Sony Nex-7, 24mp, mirrorless camera and Sony 10-18 mm, F4.0 zoom lens.
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Abandoned J.H. Sessions factory – Bristol, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]The J.H.Sessions & Son manufacturing company was formed in 1861 in Bristol CT. They manufactured hardware for trunks at their 273 Riverside Ave. location. In 1907 a larger warehouse was added on. This may be the picture you see from the road. In 1873 John H. Session admitted his son John H. Session, Jr. as partner and eventually he brought his own son into the business as well. A reader wrote in and advised that the plant was in operation until 1984. Photo’s taken with Sony Next 7, 24 mp, interchangeable lens, mirrorless 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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Ashton Mill – Cumberland, RI
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]ASHTON MILL 51 Front Street Cumberland, RI 02864 The attached photo’s represent what is a refurbished mid nineteenth century factory currently serving as upscale apartments. My interest in taking photographs of old factories begins with my attempt to document the decline of the industrial revolution in Connecticut and parts of RI and W.MASS. Notes about the slideshow (the images are not in any particular order): 1) Blackstone River adjacent to the factory with canal (not shown) down stream. 2) Foot bridge built in recent times to resemble original bridge constructed in early 1800’s. 3) Large bridge is Rt. 116 4) Large brick building is the factory 5)…
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Abandoned Waterbury Journey
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]These photo’s were taken during a recent trip through Waterbury. The factory and house photo were downtown and the train photo was about 2 miles south of the Thomaston town line.
