A view OF Bogle Hill

1953 Herald News photo of the lower end of Pleasant Street (then still part of Route 6), looking west toward the top of Bogle Hill. I wonder why all of the cars seem to be facing the same direction. I don't think this was ever a one way street. I will have to ask my dad who has lived here, about midway up on the left side, since about when this photo was taken.

1908 Concrete Oil Tank Containment Building

A rare early reinforced concrete industrial structure. Located off of Water Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. Built in 1908 by the Fall River Gas Company to contain a 36-ft diameter steel oil tank, used in the gas manufacture process. This conical concrete building was required for fire protection from the nearby railroad. It is currently proposed to be demolished by MassDOT for a highway project.

See detailed 1908 article here.

Quequechan Bicentennial Idea

Next year, 2013 will mark 200 years of industrial development along the Quequechan River in Fall River. I am proposing a special event, or series of events to commemorate this. As a member of the Society for Industrial Archaeology - Southern New England Chapter, I would envision this event to be somewhat technically-based, and opened to the general public. There are a lot of possibilities for an occasion. There could be a series of lectures followed by a walking tour of the mills. If you are interested in helping me with this, please contact me to let me know.

Massachusetts 351 Update

Massachusetts 351 Update: April 14, 2012. 9 new towns added in the southern Berkshires: Southwick, Granville, Tolland, Sandisfield, New Marlborough, Sheffield, Mount Washington, Egremont and Alford.

Proud of Fall River

A 1953 newspaper ad from J&J Corrugated Box Company. Built on the site of American Linen Works. The building was later part of Quaker Fabrics.

Massachusetts 351 Project Update

Added 8 new towns this past to my Massachusetts 351 Project. A quest to photograph each of the 351 cities and towns in the Bay State. On Saturday (July 30), I visited North Brookfield, Oakham (new), New Braintree (new), Ware and Hardwick. On Sunday (July 31) I went to six new towns including Andover, North Andover, Boxford, Middleton, North Reading and Wilmington.

Fall River Iron Works

1883 Fall River Atlas - View of the American Printing Company and the Fall River Iron Works. By the late 1880s the Iron Works complex was demolished for the expansion of the American Printing Company. The new mills produced the cotton cloth for the print works, along with dozens of other mills in Fall River, and became known as the "Iron Works Division" of the APC, a tribute to the importance of the Iron Works in the early history of Fall River. This site is now occupied by Boremco.