Tag: abandoned rhode island

[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”7000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Hope Webbing Co. Mill 999-1005 Main Street Pawtucket, RI The Hope Webbing Co. Mill was founded in 1889 and several buildings were added to this location over the course of the next 15-20 years. What remains, pretty much, occupies an entire city block. At one […]

[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”7000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Paramount Greting Cards 400 Pine Street Pawtucket, RI ———————————————————————————————————————————————————– UPDATE MARCH 15th 2020 Unfortunately several readers have contacted me stating that the old Paramount Greeting Card Company burnt to the ground yesterday. I’m very sorry to hear that and this is one of the reasons […]

[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”7000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Pawtucket Train Station 9 Railroad Street Pawtucket, RI Pawtucket, RI is, what I would consider to be, an old Mill town. Spend an hour driving around the City and you’ll run into abandoned or re-purposed factories/mills everywhere. Most are situated in urban neighborhoods. Located just […]

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

[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”4000″ lightbox=”true”]While traveling through a rural section of Rhode Island, mid May of 2015,  I saw this beautiful old classic car from the 50’s. If only she could talk.  Can you image the tales she could tell? Vehicle is located in the area of 23 Green Hill Rd., […]

[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Manufacturer in Harrisville (Burrillville) RI of plastic films serving various industries closed this facility in 2004.  This cost the area at least 60 jobs. Photographs taken with Fujifilm F100D pocket camera.