Photo(Nomeus, 2008 – Flurbex.com): Though the plant was closed, electricity still ran through the buildings. Built in 1969, General Electric opened a new factory as part of GE’s lighting-systems division, manufacturing incandescent lamps. The factory operated until it closed in 1982. GE reopened the factory a year later as part of it’s robotics operation. It [...]
Photo(AKBC, 2009): Part of the old phosphate factory can be seen just behind the post office. The Pembroke Mine was a phosphate mine and village that was first purchased in 1905 by a French company. The mine has changed several times with a second resurgence in the 40′s. There was at one time 50 or [...]
Photo(Nomeus, 2006 – Flurbex.com): The plant initially had six smokestacks, indicating how much power it generated In 1926, the Benson Springs Power Plant was built on the shores of Lake Monroe, by Florida Public Service to provide electrical service locally and as far away as DeLand. It was named Benson Springs Power Plant because in [...]
Photo(Bullet, 2011): The old, brick cigar factory is currently being renovated by the Tampa Sweethearts Cigar Company. The four-story brick building was built in 1895 for Garcia Brothers & Co. and was later used for the shipping and warehousing of tobacco products. At one point it was occupied by the Salvador Rodriguez Cigar Company and [...]