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Abandoned Hope Webbing Co. Mill – Pawtucket RI
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”7000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Hope Webbing Co. Mill 999-1005 Main Street Pawtucket, RI The Hope Webbing Co. Mill was founded in 1889 and several buildings were added to this location over the course of the next 15-20 years. What remains, pretty much, occupies an entire city block. At one time the rear of the complex carried on over Esten Ave. but now only a parking lot remains there. One of my (3) photos’ was actually from that parking lot capturing the rear of the building as it is today. Because this building is situated in a dense urban area I didn’t have enough room to photograph the majority of…
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Abandoned Paramount Greeting Cards factory, Pawtucket RI
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”7000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Paramount Greting Cards 400 Pine Street Pawtucket, RI ———————————————————————————————————————————————————– UPDATE MARCH 15th 2020 Unfortunately several readers have contacted me stating that the old Paramount Greeting Card Company burnt to the ground yesterday. I’m very sorry to hear that and this is one of the reasons I try to preserve history in photographs. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- After a century in business this manufacturer of greeting cards finally closed it’s doors in 2006 resulting in a loss of jobs for approx. 1200 people. You have to give them credit. Most manufacturers from that era folded their tent in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. They hung on longer than most.…
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Abandoned Pawtucket Train Station
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”7000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Pawtucket Train Station 9 Railroad Street Pawtucket, RI Pawtucket, RI is, what I would consider to be, an old Mill town. Spend an hour driving around the City and you’ll run into abandoned or re-purposed factories/mills everywhere. Most are situated in urban neighborhoods. Located just north on I-95 of Providence this City has a population of around 75,000 people. The Pawtucket train station was built in 1915 and began operations in 1916. The facility was closed in 1959 and sits in constant decline ever since. Photographed with Sony Nex 7 mirrorless camera, 10-18mm lens and Nikon D7100 with 18-55mm lens.
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Abandoned Mill, Pawtucket, RI
This abandoned mill is located on the Seekonk River on the other side of the river behind the Pawtucket Police Department.
