KLamar Photography

Hi Everyone! Its been awhile....I've been working on various projects, always learning new things and growing! I visited the abandoned Anamet Complex in Waterbury.  As many of you know, I love to go check out older, abandoned places or buildings.  Waterbury is quite interesting to me because there is a lot of history in the huge city known for its now defunct brass industry.  Many buildings are being demolished and/or redeveloped so I hope to get many photos of the city's history before its lost. The Anamet Complex is located in the south end of Waterbury on South Main Street and runs along the Naugatuck River.  The complex was founded in 1908 and was the home of Anaconda Metal Hose by American Brass.  It became the biggest manufacturer of metal hose in the world, spanning 400,000 square footing along 17 acres on South Main Street, employing hundreds.  The company went bankrupt in 1998 and the complex continues to sit, abandoned.  The land i...

Hi Everyone! A long time ago at The Southbury Training School, a facility that houses individuals with intellectual disabilities, once owned and operated a thriving dairy farm in the towns of Southbury and Roxbury that began in the early 1940s when the school initially opened. Governor Malloy has since conveyed 800 acres of the land to the Department of Agriculture protecting the land for agricultural use.  Today, a small portion of the land still remains with the Southbury Training School as the school continues to operate a Christmas tree and chicken farm. Although the farm is abandoned, it still gives a beautiful, scenic view along with crisp, clean air and a nice old fashioned country feel to it. It doesn't feel like a farm that has been shut down but a farm that was simply abandoned one day.  Farm equipment and old trucks still remain. What appears as a cattle house is still standing.  It's a bit overgrown but still in decent shape and could be us...

Hi Everyone! I happened to come across the above building by accident while out running errands.  What caught my attention is that it sits in the middle of a field, overgrown with weeds and brush, and has cathedral windows.  Sometimes the beauty of a building speaks to me and I can see so much more than just an old, abandoned building. That was the case with this one. It turns out that its an old pump house, a building used to house and keep from freezing parts of the water system that aren't in a well.  Pump houses were very common in the days before electricity and typically held the pressure tank and switch.  This pump house may date as far back as the late 1800's when Peck, Stowe & Wilcox Company, a manufacturer of mechanical tools, first owned the property in 1870.  Since then the property has been owned by Southington Manufacturing Company and as of late, Ideal Forging.  Ideal Forging was the last tenant and was recently demolished thi...

Hi Everyone, I want to share with you a place that I had the pleasure of visiting this weekend.  It was much more than I anticipated.  Yantic Falls, otherwise known as Indian Leap, is absolutely breathtaking.  This is absolutely the definition of what a "hidden gem" really is.  I cannot believe I haven't been here sooner! I took my mom with me on this particular excursion and I think at this point she is convinced I'm out of my mind, lol.  Judging by the look on her face, I seriously doubt she enjoyed me teetering on a ledge to get "that shot".  You have to understand, when I get in "my zone" I'm unstoppable, lol. This waterfall is breathtaking, to say the least.  There is bridge with railroad tracks that runs right above it.  I'm not certain as to whether or not a train still comes through but the whole scene is beautiful.  Just imagine being on a train looking down  at this waterfall....what a scene! Something else I find ver...

Hi Everyone! For all of you nature lovers out there you must visit the beautiful Indian Rock Nature Preserve in Bristol, CT.  Indian Rock is Environmental Learning Center of Connecticut's environmental learning facility made up of 280 acres that includes a lake, stream and miles of trails.  Many school programs are taught at this facility and is also where the Indian Summer Camp is held.  The facility is open for scheduled group and programs only and does not have public open hours. The preserve used to be a spot for the Fuller Barnes family to spend their vacations.  I had the pleasure of speaking with one of the family members who shared some wonderful memories with me that she had from when she was a young girl.  I can tell you she had a beautiful childhood.  For example, she remembered ice skating on the lake with friends and then returning to the house by the lake to warm up and have hot chocolate. This preserve has so much to offer.  Not on...

Hi Everyone! Yesterday I spent the afternoon at Devil's Hopyard State Park located in East Haddam, Connecticut.....what a beautiful place!  The park is free to get into and has plenty of parking.  There are also many picnic tables to hold family gatherings and a camp site that is open mid-April til September 30.  The campground holds 21 sites. Points of interest in the park are the covered bridge, Chapman Falls and the Devil's Oven.  I love to photograph covered bridges....they are beautiful structures. This covered bridge was built in 1986 and is 36 feet long.  The bridge crosses over Eight Mile River, which is well known for its brook trout. The inside of the bridge..........  There is some graffiti but I think its adds some life to the bridge To the left is a spot I caught on my way up to the Falls.  I thought it was pretty cool because it looks like a mini waterfall. Chapman Falls is quite stunning and drops more t...

Hi Everyone! Can you believe this weather?  Frigid, below temps one minute then a quick warm up and back to the cold again.  Its not as bad as it was this past weekend but cold nonetheless.  Hopefully, Spring is just around the corner. I've been out exploring again and this time ended up in the Town of Glastonbury.  I grew up there but its been awhile since I've been out exploring the area.  One of my favorite spots is down at the Ferry Landing, the nation's oldest operating ferry service that crosses the Connecticut River between Glastonbury and Rocky Hill. The ferry doesn't operate in the winter months but I still come down here from time to time just to enjoy the scenery.  There are benches and picnic tables for anyone to come down and relax, read a book or have lunch.  This view is from the Glastonbury side looking over into Rocky Hill.  In the warmer months you are able to walk out on the landing to the right of the piers and sit. ...