• Barns,  Journey's

    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

  • Abandoned

    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…

  • Abandoned,  Museums

    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…

  • Barns,  Journey's

    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.