Anitec, Binghamton, 1999

Anitec (former GAF - Ansco - Agfa Ansco) facility in Binghamton, New York
Images provided by Bob Chaffee.

Anitec Image, a Division of International Paper Company ("Anitec"), operated an imaging products manufacturing facility on the Binghamton site. The facility made photographic films, papers, and chemicals. The plant operated from the early 1900's through 1998 under a series of owners, beginning in 1902 with Ansco. General Aniline Film (GAF) operated the facility from 1942 to 1981.

Anitec operated the plant from 1981 to 1987. International Paper purchased the facility in 1987 and operated it until 1998. Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC acquired the Anitec operations from International Paper during February 1998 and subsequently closed operations at the Binghamton facility. International Paper, who had retained ownership of the property, transferred title of the property to Sound Properties, LLC during December 1999. During February 2000, Brandenburg Industrial Services Co. of Chicago, Illinois began the process of demolishing all above and below ground structures.

Bob tells me the pictures below were ".......taken in 1999, shortly before it was ripped down".

 
Downtown Binghamton is in the middle on the far left hand side of the picture immediately below.
The building housing the white 'Anitec' water tank is where emulsions were prepared. To the right is a co-generation plant (CHP; combined steam heat and electrical power) erected by Anitec to derive additional revenue.
The building in the right hand foreground was the research facility.
The buildings in the center of the image are where film coating machines 1 & 2 and 5 & 6 were located along with finishing facilities.
At the far left is the color paper coating machine.

       

The building shown in the picture below was the main administration building (Building 26).  Every building had a number. The official address was 40 Charles Street, Binghamton.
This building had a great art deco entrance which lead from street level up to the top floor where the bosses offices were located.
The building had 4 floors.
For a number of years Bob Chaffee worked on the 2nd floor where X-Ray Technical Services were located.
The grey structure, at ground level on the right hand side of the image, housed a very powerful industrial X-ray generator.

       

Below the water tank bearing the name 'Anitec', was the tallest building on the site, which housed the emulsion making department.

Typical with most photographic manufacturing facilities most buildings had very few windows.

       

The page last updated: 27th January 2011