So now I have a cold, and it has been windy and rainy all day, so I didn't go out at all. This is an older photograph that I took a couple of years ago. I was driving down a road and saw this. It is one of the many abandoned buildings on the site of the former Grumman Aircraft Engineering Company in Bethpage. Grumman was one of the most famous names in the world of aviation, and is famous for both their world war II fighters, and for more modern jet aircraft. For much of the Cold War period Grumman was the largest single corporate employer on Long Island. Grumman's products were considered so reliable and ruggedly built that the company was often referred to as the "Grumman Iron Works." They were bought by Northrop Aviation, and the new owners closed almost all of the plants here on Long Island.
In these times of economic decline your choice of photo is very apt. Despite the disrepair of the buildings and the naturally decomposing surroundings, this is a magnetic picture. Makes one feel reflective.
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