Report - an untouched textile factory in the middle of nowhere, Austria (2018)

[anthrax]

Founded in early 1800's the complex was initially used as a hand weaving mill. Following 30 years of manual work the means of production changed when the small mill was bought by a young interpreneur who changed the concept to include hydropower. A few years after that, the mill changed owners again when it was decided to enlargen the mill and convert it into a fully functional factory, instead of a small hydropower driven mill.

Successively more and more looms and heavy machinery were added when a textile producer outsourced his production because of monetary advantages. During WW2 the production was stopped and the factory used for producing telecommunication materials for the military.

Because of the decline of the texile industry in Europe and outdated machinery the factory had to close for good in the 2000's. Now it's slowly consumed by nature and open for urban explorers like me.

Full Album: (70+ photographs) https://www.flickr.com/photos/156065240@N04/albums/72157669234673708/with/42217673072/

Full Blog Post: http://inwordsandpictures.net/textilefactory

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[johnny gomez]

what a place

 

[TheTimeChamber]

That's grand, reminds me of a combination of the Tone Dale mills

 

[Shaun]

reminds me of leri mill in mid wales great find!

 

[pigeonboy]

This Is fantastic, great report

 

[anthrax]

thank you everyone for the kind words <3

 

[jST]

Good stuff chap, we had a blast around here a couple of years ago. Great that it hasn't been molested.

 

[catbalou]

you dont often see a baby grand piano in a factory... did you have a go? (sorry im just obsessed with pianos!)
Looks a really nice place to wander around that does.

 

[anthrax]

you dont often see a baby grand piano in a factory... did you have a go? (sorry im just obsessed with pianos!)
Looks a really nice place to wander around that does.

I'm not a great musician myself, well, I'm not a musician at all but it seemed like it worked still. I'm baffled that this stuff hasn't been vandalised by idiots yet.

 

[johnny gomez]

would of been over here no doubt

 

[anthrax]

would of been over here no doubt

gotta say, people are big dumbasses over here as well but in this case the guys honored some remains of this place.