Friends,
Moving PIllsbury Forward engaged in a preservation photography project shortly after we were able to take possession of the former Pillsbury site in March of 2022. After we spent the bulk of 2022 clearing the site grounds of unwanted vegetation and debris, we began taking a series of high-resolution exterior photos. With good sightlines open for the first time in years, this was the best opportunity we would have to capture the site and structures in their fullest before they are gone.
The complete series of photos will eventually be archived and made available within an accessible public institution. They are of archival quality and are being prepared at this time with appropriate descriptive captions. Thanks is due here to many community members, primarily former employees, for helping us understand and accurately describe what we were seeing. With your help, we are building a photo archive that honors the history of the plant and Springfield manufacturing in general. It is yet another aspect of the Pillsbury Project that is community centered and focused on getting the job done as right as we reasonably can.
Thanks for being a part of this important community project.
~ Team Pillsbury
