Legs and Borders

In 1936 brothers Franaszek began building factory producing photographic paper and negative films. At the outbreak of World War II they did not stop the production, only changed the range - the clandestine activities of papers, produced here for the intelligence and sabotage Army. Printed and duplicated anti-Nazi materials. On the 5th of August 1944, SS troops invaded the factory, brutally murdered the staff and seeking refuge in here residents of Warsaw's Wola, the owner and his family were killed also. During the Warsaw Uprising, majority of the factory buildings were destroyed.  After the war, factory was nationalized and given the name of Warsaw Photochemical Works FOTON [ Warszawskie Zakłady Fotochemiczne FOTON ]. Factory produced film and photographic chemicals, including most of the membranes and reagents for medical radiology. By 1990 Foton was practically the only supplier of medical X-ray film, for the Polish health care. After the political chan...

Done this location during the summer with r2s, lu of sesyjni mordercy crew and our friend Sebastian. Nice location, we did expect a little bit more though, plant is partially demolished, the rest is stripped out and heavily used by paintball enthusiasts. history: the plant was founded in 1912 initially as the artificial silk factory. It was the largest producer of synthetic fibers in the country. During the German occupation it was used for testing internal combustion engines, in 1946 original activity was resumed. In it's heyday company employed almost 10 thousand persons. As the factory was producing and releasing to the atmosphere extensive amounts of toxic gases, it was decommissioned in the late 90s.