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Remembering the Past
May 11, 2009
7:58 AM
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demopro;11764 said:
Demophotographer,

I just took some time to take alook at your website and i would like to compliment you on your work. The company i work for is based out of connecticut, and currently we are bidding on a bunch of old mills in the area. There may be some interesting photo opportunities if we can land one or 2 of these. If you are interested send me an email and hopefully you could get some great shots. My email is [email]chris@hazpros.com[/email].

Thanks Chris...

Sent you an email directly regarding this!!!

May 8, 2009
12:04 PM
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Wolf,

I do find that there is a market out there for the old growth lumber, but like anything else you have to do some digging to find out who wants it. As for the old tools, i have no intentions of selling them, they are worth more than money to me, and actually have found myself using some of them, i feel that they turn out a better end product then some of my power tools.

May 8, 2009
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Thank you for the update, Chris, and I hope you win the bids to wreck the mills. Do you find it's a pretty strong market for the old growth beams? Probably less so for the historical items, but sometimes they bring in value too. It will be interesting to hear what you find in there, and cool to see Stephen's photographs of the mills too.

Don't know too much about old tools. They are interesting. Are you thinking of keeping them for your collection? Alternatively, you may be able to sell them on ebay or to a museum. Sometimes the manufacturers like to purchase their old product for their own collections, such as to display in the lobby of their headquarters buildings.

Good luck on both of these fronts, Chris.

May 8, 2009
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Wolf,

The mills, in my best guess, date back to the early 1900's probably around the 20's. If we can land some of these mills we would salavage as much of the old growth lumber as possible as well as anything that may be of historical significance. The majority of them in the area are so dillapidated that rehabbing them is probably out of the question.

Off the topic, any of you guys interested in antique tools. I have recently gone through some of my grandfathers old tools and came up with some really great old wood working tools (block planes, jack planes, spoke shaves, draw knifes, back saws). Just curious if you guys found this stuff as interesting as i do.

May 7, 2009
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Chris:

How old are the mills that you are going to (hopefully) be wrecking? Are any portions of them going to be saved for historical purposes, or are they all getting trashed? It sounds like some interesting projects you got going. Thanks.

May 7, 2009
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Demophotographer,

I just took some time to take alook at your website and i would like to compliment you on your work. The company i work for is based out of connecticut, and currently we are bidding on a bunch of old mills in the area. There may be some interesting photo opportunities if we can land one or 2 of these. If you are interested send me an email and hopefully you could get some great shots. My email is [email]chris@hazpros.com[/email].

May 3, 2009
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just saw this post. letchworth village, you would have a field day. email me, it's in pomona, ny

March 14, 2009
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I am currently working on a 'personal project'. A series of images I am calling Forsaken Structures. It is going to be a coffee table book and calendar of old building, houses, power plants, factories that are about to be demolished.

I can come to your location and spend a 1-3 days photographing what remains of the site prior to its demise. Sort of a 'timecapsule' of images to remember what was there before.

This is of NO COST TO YOU.

Please see my website GALLERY called 'Forsaken Structures' to get an idea of the images I am talking about.

Stephen SetteDucati Photography

In addition to shooting the demolition process I am fascinated by what remains of a building, it history, the people that worked in it and what will no longer be there once it is gone.

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