While travelling through Shelton CT as a salesman this old barn caught my eye. Photographed with Samsung Galaxy, Note II, 8 MP, smartphone.

While travelling through Preston CT as a salesman I came upon the two abandoned barns in Preston, CT. Photographed with Samsung Galaxy Note II, 8 MP, smart phone.

Slater Mill Museum 67 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket RI 02860 401-725-8638 Open March – November for guided tours. Slater Mill was buit in 1793 and was operatonal through 1921. It is the first hydro operated cotton mill of it’s kind in America. It obtained it’s power by the Seekonk River shown […]

Located in the Grosvernordale (pop 1500) section of Thompson (pop 5000) CT sits this abandoned cotton mill which is a reminder of day’s gone by. This mill was home to the Grosvernodale Cotton Mill which closed it’s doors in 1954.  Unfortunately I wasn’t able to gather much further information about […]

This abandoned mill is located on the Seekonk River on the other side of the river behind the Pawtucket Police Department.

Buttonwood Farms, 473 Shetucket Turnpike, Griswold, CT 06351 (860) 376-4081 From July 18th – July 26th this year Buttonwood Farms hold their annual fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish foundation. This is their 10th year holding this charity. During this week you’re able to stroll through winding paths of over (14) acres […]

These photo’s have an old feel to me but the pumps themselves look fairly modern. All the pumps have their handles on the sides and I can’t remember that in a long, long time.    I can’t exactly put a date on when these gas stations were operational.  I do like the “feel” of the […]

Nestled in a forest in the small town of Barkhamsted, CT pop. 3700, (about 20 miles northwest of Hartford), is the Saville Dam.  This is an (8) mile long reservoir, which primarily services Hartford, that will drop your jaw. It was built in 1936 and was named after Chief Engineer […]