I was driving to Vermont today, and while going through New Haven, Connecticut, I decided to get off I-95 and take a detour before getting on I-91. I was aware of this power plant located in Fair Haven, which was near where I grew up as a kid, until second grade. So I went in search of it, and found it. It was easy to photograph from a distance, but man oh man, would I love to get inside this plant! English Station is an abandoned thermal power plant. It occupies eight acres of land on Ball Island in the Mill River. It was constructed from 1924 to 1929. The plant operated as a coal and oil-fired power plant for United Illuminating until it stopped electricity-generating operations in 1991. Now it is a "brownfield" site. UI sold the plant so some entity, or more accurately, paid someone to take if off their hands. The problem is the ground and water is reportedly polluted with PCB's and heavy metals from the site. The City of New Haven wants the site cleaned up, because it is near neighborhoods with families and children, and UI says they are no longer responsible. What a mess.
PLEASE NOTE - THE WI-FI WHERE I AM STAYING IS A BIT WONKY. IF YOU DON'T SEE A POST FROM ME FOR A DAY OR TWO, YOU WILL KNOW THAT'S THE REASON. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I AM DEAD... :-)
PLEASE NOTE - THE WI-FI WHERE I AM STAYING IS A BIT WONKY. IF YOU DON'T SEE A POST FROM ME FOR A DAY OR TWO, YOU WILL KNOW THAT'S THE REASON. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I AM DEAD... :-)
2 comments:
"...IF YOU DON'T SEE A POST FROM ME FOR A DAY OR TWO, YOU WILL KNOW THAT'S THE REASON. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I AM DEAD... :-)"
1) That's a relief.
2) It must be very stress-relieving to know precisely that you will not die in a day or two. The statement has a kind of invincible tone to it, reinforcing the superman qualities of someone who climbs his three-story home and replaces the roof; who is past 75 and bicycles like a mad man; who builds telescopes from scratch. It all makes sense, now.
THAT IS SUCH A FUNNY REPLY! YOU MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD! THANKS!
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