tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post6643692122339898371..comments2023-10-27T15:05:50.775-04:00Comments on ArchivesInfo: Identifying with the Mill Girlsarchivesinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-39175855088002090212011-09-07T05:41:17.766-04:002011-09-07T05:41:17.766-04:00I lived in a converted mill in Quincy, Massachuset...I lived in a converted mill in Quincy, Massachusetts when I was in grad school. It was the best apartment I ever had. The floor to ceiling windows were lovely. It was in walking distance to the train. The building had one of its old machines at the entrance. As I remember, it the machine did have a label and it told us that the building was used to make the little metal pieces you find on jeans.archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-25809964841912475652011-09-06T21:29:30.079-04:002011-09-06T21:29:30.079-04:00I love the old mills that have been converted into...I love the old mills that have been converted into apartments, and it one of my goals in life to live in one someday. That, and to be able to walk to work.<br /><br />Manchester in CT is also a hotbed of converted mills. I guess the immigrants from Manchester UK felt right at home in the Manchesters.sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373027426802320587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-53195051361966454572011-09-06T14:08:02.422-04:002011-09-06T14:08:02.422-04:00This was shared with me by a colleague in India vi...This was shared with me by a colleague in India via Twitter. It is interesting to read about similar issues around the world. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/mills-that-made-up-the-mumbai-fabric/58795/0 . <br />Some of the issues raised in this article are issues we've faced in the U.S. While many mills have been re-purposed, we have also lost many. The Center for Lowell at Umass Lowell provides some examples. This link shows photos of the Merrimack Manufacturing Company that was dmeolished in 1960, before there really was a movement to save these historic buildings. http://library.uml.edu/clh/Lophoto/Mill/mmd.htmarchivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.com