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Old barn & Siloh, Branford CT
Old barn & silo on North Branford Rd, 1/4 mile south of McDermott Rd, in Branford CT. Photographed with a Nikon D7100, 24MP digital camera and an 18-55 mm lens @ 29 mm (35 mm equiv.= 43 mm). *Scene has been digitally modified for artistic purposes. 1/400th, f8, ISO 100
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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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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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Unique barn in Branford
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]While driving through Branford, CT I spotted this unique barn with a water wheel at Rose Orchards. I quickly jumped out of the car and took the shot. I didn’t have much time to set up as it began pouring rain with the first click of the shutter.
