Thank you everyone for your recent posts about the history of the Draper Building. I would especially like to thank ILIVEINHOPEDALE for your link to the Draper family and all of the factoids of the Draper Building. Every town has an amazing past and the Draper family has been well documented. For more info on the Draper Building and the Draper family, go to: http://www.geocities.com/daninhopedale/drapermenu
This site shows pictures of the Draper Looms, marriage notices, letters from the Draper family, and a great article about hiring women and girls to work in the factory. It is amazing how much history Massachusetts has, and the Surrogates Movie is the only reason I was able to find out about the Draper Building. I hope the film construction and activity do not ruin any of the grounds. It is too bad that the glass company has not bought the building. I hate seeing these buildings go to disrepair and not being used. I visit Lowell often, and some of the their old mills are just destroyed. Fires have destroyed alot of the mills lately. Alot of the mills in Lowell have been converted into apartments and condos, which is nice. I of course love the Lowell Brewery, which is in a small mill. The brewery is currently being converted into a Lowell Beer Works. They open in June!
Anyway...anyone try and be an extra yet?
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