Tag: Abandoned Factories

Clark Brothers Bolt Company is typical of so many post WWII factories that forged the industrial revolution in this country and laid the foundation for what it is today. It was established in 1854 by brothers William, Henry and Charles. A fire destroyed the factory in 1893 (not sure where […]

[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 […]

[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]NOTE:  There are two separate buildings in the photo’s.  One is four stories the other is two stories.  The rear of the four story building is also depicted. The article shown below in quotations was reproduced from Wikipedia and can be read in it’s entirety here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taftville,_Connecticut […]

[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]ASHTON MILL 51 Front Street Cumberland, RI 02864 The attached photo’s represent what is a refurbished mid nineteenth century factory currently serving as upscale apartments. My interest in taking photographs of old factories begins with my attempt to document the decline of the industrial revolution in Connecticut […]

[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]These photo’s were taken during a recent trip through Waterbury. The factory and house photo were downtown and the train photo was about 2 miles south of the Thomaston town line.