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060112_0019
Exposure: 124 seconds, f/5.6, ISO 200
Date: 12 Jan. 2006, 10:52 pm
Location: Pontaic Mills, Warwick, RI
Notes:
* Best viewed B I G
The 350,000-square-foot site along the Pawtuxet River was home to the original Fruit of the Loom textile mill, dating back to the mid-1800s. Production stopped in the 1970s. The dominant point of the complex is the mill tower, dedicated by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. (clipped from the Town of Warwick website & Architectural Record)
I'm not sure of the current standing of the mill, although just about everyone has moved out of the complex. The magazine Architectural Record published a story several years back about how the site was a model of brownfield recovery and intended for adaptive re-use but I keep hearing rumors that it will be razed entirely...
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This time out it was Judyboy, Skazama, Rizzolo and I. You should check out their streams for the way they approached the subjects. Also, you can see a group pool here of all our shots from the night or a slick slideshow here.
We spent about 4 hours setup on an abandoned concrete bridge shooting variations of this vignette. This was a bit different for us since we usually cover a larger site and move around quite a bit during the shoot. Unfortunately, the mill was locked up tight behind a barbed wire fence so lawful nighttime entry was not available.
060112_0019
Exposure: 124 seconds, f/5.6, ISO 200
Date: 12 Jan. 2006, 10:52 pm
Location: Pontaic Mills, Warwick, RI
Notes:
* Best viewed B I G
The 350,000-square-foot site along the Pawtuxet River was home to the original Fruit of the Loom textile mill, dating back to the mid-1800s. Production stopped in the 1970s. The dominant point of the complex is the mill tower, dedicated by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. (clipped from the Town of Warwick website & Architectural Record)
I'm not sure of the current standing of the mill, although just about everyone has moved out of the complex. The magazine Architectural Record published a story several years back about how the site was a model of brownfield recovery and intended for adaptive re-use but I keep hearing rumors that it will be razed entirely...
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This time out it was Judyboy, Skazama, Rizzolo and I. You should check out their streams for the way they approached the subjects. Also, you can see a group pool here of all our shots from the night or a slick slideshow here.
We spent about 4 hours setup on an abandoned concrete bridge shooting variations of this vignette. This was a bit different for us since we usually cover a larger site and move around quite a bit during the shoot. Unfortunately, the mill was locked up tight behind a barbed wire fence so lawful nighttime entry was not available.