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post by General Zod

big mill
< on 5/22/2015 9:29 PM >

I've been driving past this mill for over a decade and never bothered to check it out. I finally checked it out. Here are some of the pictures:

from the cupola

door with arch

arch with door

rooftop interior

one point perspective

some more arches

obligatory window shot

top floor leading up

window light

light painted bell tower

up more stairs

dreary exterior

looking straight up

upper floors

4th ladder up

scraps

holes down

staircases

top floor

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post by EsseXploreR

Re: big mill
<Reply # 1 on 5/22/2015 9:41 PM >

Fantastic set man. Looks like a great old building.

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post by General Zod

Re: big mill
<Reply # 2 on 5/22/2015 9:50 PM >

Posted by EsseXploreR
Fantastic set man. Looks like a great old building.

Thanks, man! Fortunately, this one will not be left to rot. (or so it seems, for now)

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post by Sanitarium Sean

Re: big mill
<Reply # 3 on 5/22/2015 9:52 PM >

What a beautiful (and huge) place! Great work capturing its scale and neat little details.

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post by General Zod

Re: big mill
<Reply # 4 on 5/22/2015 9:59 PM >

Posted by Sanitarium Sean
What a beautiful (and huge) place! Great work capturing its scale and neat little details.

You definitely feel like a tiny mouse trying to get from one wall to another in this place. NOWHERE to quickly hide either, LOL

[last edit 5/22/2015 10:03 PM by General Zod - edited 2 times]

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post by Radical_Ed

Re: big mill
<Reply # 5 on 5/23/2015 2:32 AM >

FUCKIN' awesome, bro. Holy shit!

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post by Maglyte

Re: big mill
<Reply # 6 on 5/23/2015 2:42 AM >

christ that thing is pretty nice fuckin a shots!!!

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post by puddlejumper12

Re: big mill
<Reply # 7 on 5/23/2015 10:43 AM >

This place is huge! Great shots!

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post by WEKurtz

Re: big mill
<Reply # 8 on 5/23/2015 11:09 AM >

Wonderful set Zod, "Holes down" rocks!

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post by relik

Re: big mill
<Reply # 9 on 5/24/2015 9:52 PM >

That's one beautiful mill! Great work on the exteriors.

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post by Darendor

Re: big mill
<Reply # 10 on 5/25/2015 1:24 AM >

"scraps" looks like the remains of scaffolding; was the place ever renovated?

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post by General Zod

Re: big mill
<Reply # 11 on 5/25/2015 4:48 AM >

Posted by Darendor
"scraps" looks like the remains of scaffolding; was the place ever renovated?

Hey. Sorry, I can answer later in detail, since I am in NYC doing the UE thing. Every floor had pipe parts clipped and sitting on the floor. However, this was not the work of scrappers, but people doing renovation.

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post by Emperor Wang

Re: big mill
<Reply # 12 on 5/25/2015 6:54 AM >

Gorgeous building with the elaborate brick facades. Got any history of it you care to share?

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post by Cherokee

Re: big mill
<Reply # 13 on 5/25/2015 5:44 PM >

Posted by Radical_Ed
FUCKIN' awesome, bro. Holy shit!

Ditto.

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post by General Zod

Re: big mill
<Reply # 14 on 5/25/2015 7:46 PM >

Posted by Emperor Wang
Gorgeous building with the elaborate brick facades. Got any history of it you care to share?

Not too much, without giving away the name(s)
But it was a textile/ cotton mill, one of the largest in the U.S. for many years. Originally the mill was powered directly from waterwheels (off the dam installed). Later on, this mill could also supply electricity to the neighboring towns.

I believe there is a water turbine running now, because there was a room down low by the falls making hella noise, which I promptly steered away from. I could have walked right down there, but wasn't sure if I'd bump into someone.

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post by Emperor Wang

Re: big mill
<Reply # 15 on 5/26/2015 4:08 AM >

Thanks, Zod. We used to have a vaguely similar sewing machine plant here in Quebec. It was nice, but nowhere near as impressive as your mill. I'm a huge fan of the north-east style of red brick architecture and I find this mill outstandingly attractive. Thanks for sharing this find with us. Here's hoping she finds a long and happy second life some day soon.

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post by General Zod

Re: big mill
<Reply # 16 on 5/27/2015 2:08 AM >

Posted by Emperor Wang
Thanks, Zod. We used to have a vaguely similar sewing machine plant here in Quebec. It was nice, but nowhere near as impressive as your mill. I'm a huge fan of the north-east style of red brick architecture and I find this mill outstandingly attractive. Thanks for sharing this find with us. Here's hoping she finds a long and happy second life some day soon.

no prob.

And actually, to put things in clearer perspective, the wide angle shot I titled 'one point perspective' is only facing half of one side of the interior (from the center of the building). It's not possible to shoot the entire interior, lol.

Scale-wise, also consider that this is the production building, and it does not include the other wings, or office buildings (not explorable, due to being occupied) There is one historical photo of the street-side that I found (shown below), and if you look close you can see the same angle of the mill from my exterior photograph in the far background. But yes, in the foreground we see the admin buildings, still present and re-used for different purposes mostly unrelated to the mill, I think.

I'll have to check out that sewing mill later on. Thanks for that!

[last edit 5/27/2015 2:11 AM by General Zod - edited 2 times]

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post by Ganesha

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Re: big mill
<Reply # 17 on 5/27/2015 2:25 AM >

Window shot was my favorite; many other good ones here too.

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post by General Zod

Re: big mill
<Reply # 18 on 5/27/2015 2:36 AM >

Posted by Ganesha
Window shot was my favorite; many other good ones here too.

thanks.

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post by OwlsFlight

Re: big mill
<Reply # 19 on 5/27/2015 5:21 PM >

Good stuff man. One helluva place.

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