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This is inside the mill. In this photo, I'm in the center of the building and looking to the north. The door at the very end would be beside the boiler room. On the second floor above is the Williams and Fudge Company, who permitted me to come inside and photograph, and many thanks to them and the Old Cotton Factory, LLC, for their kindness. You can see Mr. Williams tell even more about the renovations to the building here on a Quicktime video. Very interesting because he tells much of the history and you get a first hand view at what it takes to renovate a building like this.
As mentioned in the video, the columns are the original wood from the 1880's, and you can see where the dollies hit them at the bases and wore them down.
This is a shot of the floor and you can see some of the area where the looms were situated. There would be rows of pockmarks (I believe I've heard them called 'travelers') and then smooth wood covered by the loom itself. This was a nice shot of sunlight coming through the windows onto the floor.
While in the mill, I was allowed to go up to the top of the tower, and from there I could see the mill's rooftop. The trio of windows were the attraction here.
And for me, what trip to a textile mill would be complete without pictures of the smokestack?. During the summer of 2007, I was taking a course on photography and our last class was architectural photography. This was one of my submissions. This one is a favorite because it makes a great before and after shot.
This is the same shot as the one above, only taken in November 2007, after the renovations had been completed. Again, it's amazing to see how much has changed in just a few months time. As you can see, the upper part of the stack was kept at its original color.

The beauty of living in an area like this is that I'm surrounded by mills, some of them still being used in some fashion. When I visited the Old Cotton Factory for the interior photos, they were preparing one of the first floor rooms as a furniture showroom for New South Interiors, and the second floor houses the offices for Williams and Fudge. I'm looking forward to seeing what else will become a part of this great old building!