Tag: mill building

Wednesday Window – pt 19

This week features Linwood Mills, a revitalized site transformed into affordable senior housing,

After last week’s frosty view of a window in an old New England mill, I’m bringing back another mill for this week. This photo goes back to 2009 and at that time it was m ore than a bit dilapidated. While that may lend charm to an image, there is a positive twist coming up.

Here’s a view of these substantial mills…

Linwood Mills

Since the time of this photo, these mills have been revitalized into affordable contemporary senior housing. The details on this project can be found on this web-site. It’s great to see this kind of adaptive re-use, as it retains the character of the towns and provides a means of ‘recycling’ great structures.

I definitely love seeing more of these comeback stories!

This is my mid-week contribution to the Monday Window thread, a creation of Ludwig Keck. To read more about Ludwig, check this page.

Snowy Saturday

A nostalgic reflection on a 2009 photo from Riverdale, Massachusetts featuring historic mill buildings and the waterfall next to it.

Yes, folks! It snowed here in springtime New England. Several inches of that heavy, sloppy snow that is so much fun to clear from one’s driveway! Spring is here, but April will surprise us from time to time.

Therefore, I’m going back to another snowy day…

Riverdale Falls

This shot from 2009 was taken in Riverdale, Massachusetts. There are some wonderful old mill buildings in this area and the little waterfall made for a nice scene. Water provided power to a lot of mill buildings, which is why there will be some found near just about every good size stream. In some cases, there are still existing power canals, through which rivers were rerouted to drive the engines in the building.

Hope you’re staying warm and cozy, wherever you may be!