Opening in 1903, the Longmont Sugar Company produced more than a million pounds of sugar every day from processed beets grown in Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. It more than doubled Longmont’s population from two to four thousand, and was the major employer of the region until 1977 when it shut down and was left to decay…
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
It is advised by the current owner and the Longmont PD NOT to venture inside given the extreme hazards of asbestos exposure, brittle ceilings, floors and walls…and impaling threats above, below and around the corners!
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
This set was shot on April 27th; a cold soupy day with an overcast sky... Just as the last roll was finished, a lightning-storm coalesced dropping half-dollar sized hail. After about a half hour, it cleared leaving warm summer-like temperatures…which is pretty typical for the front-range of Colorado - where it can snow one day and be around 70 the next.
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Check this our for further reading: https://substreet.org/longmont-sugar/
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler
Film Photographer by Adam Chrysler
Film Photograph by Adam Chrysler