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Minor Farm, Bristol CT
The Minor Farm established 1888. I don’t believe there is much left of the Minor farm but perhaps this old barn and the building that once housed the farm store. The reason I say that is if you look to the right of one of the images you’ll see the farmland, where cows once roamed, is now replaced by solar panels. Wow, if that’s not a sign of the times huh? From what I could gather Minors Farm was well known to locals where they would enjoy fall activities such as hayrides and the like. They ran a farm store, which was just north of this barn, for years and…
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Barn & Silo, Bristol CT
Barn and silo in Bristol CT. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 F2.8 GM II lens. Front view from driveway: 1/15th, F8, ISO 100, Aperture Priority, @ 70mm Side view from street: 1/80th, f8, ISO 640, Aperture Priority, A 70 mm
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Abandoned but a canvas to many………..Plymouth CT
Abandoned building in Plymouth CT. It’s been like this for years and years. It had to have been at least 15 years ago that I photographed this building but from the other side. I love the colorful graffiti. If you look carefully into the right side of the image you’ll see the silhouette of a woman standing in one of the openings. I don’t know what occupied this building back in the day. It’s very visible from the road and I’m sure one of our readers must know what this was. Please write in and let us know if you do. Photographed with a Sony A7RII, 42MP, full framed, mirrorless…
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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.
