SouthWorks preserves industrial legacy in ‘Factory Stories’

The voices of the employees who cast their livelihoods inside considered one of Ithaca’s largest manufacturing services have been preserved in Factory Stories, a brand new pictures e-book by SouthWorks’ Artist in Residence, Harry Littell. Combining up to date pictures of the previous Morse Chain/ BorgWarner/ Emerson Power Transmission manufacturing facility campus with portraits and firsthand recollections from former staff, the e-book paperwork a pivotal chapter within the metropolis’s industrial historical past as the positioning now enters a brand new period of redevelopment.

SouthWorks is being reimagined by a collaboration of 4 skilled improvement companions, dedicated to community-focused revitalization. Together, Shift Capital, L Enterprises, USC Builds, and Xylem Projects are reworking Ithaca’s historic industrial campus right into a vibrant hub for artists, makers, entrepreneurs, and small companies. The partnership brings greater than 75 years of collective actual property improvement expertise and a various vary of experience in adaptive reuse, community-centered planning, building, and inclusive improvement.

SouthWorks will have fun the publication of Factory Stories with a public e-book launch on Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at FOUND in Ithaca, 620 South Aurora Street. The occasion is free and open to the general public and company are inspired to RSVP. Copies of the e-book will likely be out there for buy for $40 on the occasion.