Report - Titchener's Wire Works, USA September 2015

[mookster]

Titchener's Wire Works was founded in 1880 on the outskirts of Binghamton, NY. In the early days they pioneered the manufacturing of strips of glued together staples the kind of which are ubiquitous all over the world today, and in later years branched out to manufacture cash register parts (specifically the strips that hold notes down), computer components, and components found on slaughterhouse lines, in hospitals, clean rooms and in military tents. Their output was many and varied and continued up until the company closed down in 2005. At some point after around 2/3s of the factory was demolished, leaving a much smaller area than was there originally. The main manufacturing areas seemed to have gone and what was left were mainly the labs, maintenance area, stores and offices as well as the boiler house.

Considering it's location in a really rough part of a really crappy city the inside was pretty much free from graffiti, either that or I just shot around it I don't know! Anyway we had a trouble free visit, and I even remembered to get out my film camera in here as well.

And a few bonus (rubbish) film and people shots.

Thanks for looking


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[host]

Great report. Out of interest how rough is rough ? You seen the film Trespass that kind of rough you know Ice cube with Ak47 type shit or shoreditch rough some bellend with a top knot, beard hipster pants can of paint a stencil thinking he’s a graff king. Just need picture in my head.

 

[mookster]

Great report. Out of interest how rough is rough ? You seen the film Trespass that kind of rough you know Ice cube with Ak47 type shit or shoreditch rough some bellend with a top knot, beard hipster pants can of paint a stencil thinking he’s a graff king. Just need picture in my head.

Binghamton as a whole was recently ranked the most dangerous city in the state of New York, it has the highest burglary rate in the State and there's some form of violent crime every day. It's probably down to it being an ex-industrial city with high unemployment, high levels of poverty, and a large problem with drug use.

I've spent a lot of time in the city and not had any issues, but I've always been staying with my friends who happen to unfortunately live there. It's claims to fame are that it was the home of the guy who created The Twilight Zone and that there was a mass shooting at a DMV office a number of years ago!