The Flour Mill, Adrianou 13 (revised format, 5 photos)

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The Flour Mill, Adrianou 13 (revised format, 5 photos)
The Flour Mill, Adrianou 13 (revised format, 5 photos)

RE-REVISED TIMEFRAME AND ANALYSIS (12 March 2022)
The five phases of the important Flour Mill at Adrianou 13. It opened in 1881, and provided increasingly more employment over the decades for the residents of Vryssaki. The building was demolished in 1979.

Top left: the mill in 1890 -- the oldest known photo. It consisted of three floors and 5 front windows, with the chimney on its left. The legend of the company is ΑΤΜΟΜΥΛΟΣ Ο ΠΡΟΜΥΘΕΥΣ -- translated as "Steam Mill Prometheus" (thanks to Sylvie Dumont for this correction!)

Lower left: the mill in ca. 1907. By this time, another building has been constructed adjoining on the left -- also with 3 floors -- and the chimney has been moved to the right. Since we have a panorama with a precise date of 1898 [see next photo] showing only 5 windows plus a new skylight, like the one here, the extension building on the left can be dated to the period 1899-1906.

Top right: the mill in ca. 1910, with its date of establishment displayed (1881). One can also see the name of the owner -- BALAKAKIS -- on the right uppermost floor. Along with some additions to the roof of the top floor on the right, the chimney has been moved to the centre of the building.

Lower right: the mill circa 1920 (very crude estimate). The two floors have been added to the original building, making five floors, leaving the extension on the left and also leaving the chimney in the centre of the two buildings.

Far right: the mill in 1929. The chimney has been relocated to the right and also set back (this detail gleaned from other photos). This was the final constitution of what was by then a very large building.

Photos extracted from files included here in the album Vryssaki

Taken on: May 4, 2020
Sets appears in:   • Vryssaki area (Ancient Agora)    • Buildings and monuments   
Groups appears in:   • Athens old photos   
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