Photo essay: From the towers to the underbelly of the Star of the West Mill

Photo by Brad Bolton

Photo essay: From the towers to the underbelly of the Star of the West Mill

- Op-Ed Contributor

By Brad Bolton

Downtown Kent was going to dramatically change in 2010, and I wanted to photograph that area before and after the construction. All the empty lots north of Haymaker Parkway were slated for new buildings in the next couple years, and the best place to photograph the change was from the top of the Star of the West mill.

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