Canals, Gate Houses and Mills

This is a continuation of my series of photos for historic Lowell, Massachusetts.

 Lowell High School, on both sides of the canal.

 

  

The road above the water used to have buildings on both sides of Central Avenue. The Strand Theater used to be there, and for 9 years, I never knew there was water under the road. Several other roads were also covered.

This past week, I've seen 12 large mills, numerous gate houses (not all shown above) and many canals. Unfortunately, I've taken too photos to post here. A large number of the mills have been converted into business space and housing. I used to work in one of the mills, at the Boott Mills complex twice. The first job was a part-time one for Christmas, and it was before the mill was renovated. The second job was after the renovation.


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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3