Phoenix-like

PHOTOGRAPHER'S JOURNAL:

Phoenix-like

Fluttering

at the top of the

Hendey Tower

in the updraft

where rocks

chipped the mansard and

smashed the window,

the green hanging folders,

analog bequest

of Hendey,

flop across the floor.

NOTE: The Hendey Company, a major manufacturer of precision, industrial lathes and other metalworking machinery was established in Torrington, Connecticut, near the top of the Naugatuck Valley in 1874.  The distinctive Victorian tower of the old factory offices was the  gateway to the main campus. Here is a short history of the company with a photo showing the campus in 1896. Much of the campus survives but has been empty many years.