Berny's photos with the keyword: director

Director's house - Abandoned Textile Mill A. (1851-2004)

Herr Direktor? Somebody wants to speak you. Who? Urgent works and thoughts have to be done! Her name is Marilyn. Blond. You've jobs advertised? Not that I know. Marilyn? Now I’m curious. Ask her in. Oh. Uh. Hi. Hello. Won’t you please sit down? Coffee? Dom Perignon? Too kind. But I will get straight to the point. Well, that’s how I like it. You search for a new job? Um, well, actually not. I’m retired since 58 years. Really? Unbelievable, you look so.....you look so....fresh? To put it very briefly, I have a commission, or better a mission for you. Now I’m surprised, young lady. We have full order books! Even across the pond we heard about your excellent textile mill. Oh don’t say that, I could flush with pleasure. But it’s right! I’m representative of the people of the United States and we are ..in serious trouble. We are not able to produce enough face masks. This is indeed serious. We can produce it in exquisite fabric quality. How many? For now 200 millions should do it. Tell me the price please. Let's talk about the discounts first: ..10% discount, if you sing „Happy Birthday Herr Direktor“ for me, ..and 20%, if you sing it on an air shaft!

Joseph Zastaupil had a piano factory in Vienna in the 1850s. - see PiP's

Could you please play “River flows in you” for me, „Herr Direktor“? No. I’m the director here and I choose, what to play! Okay, okay, Sir, so make a choice, please! No. Actually I cannot play the piano. Oh, so why do you own one then? Because it reminds me of my mother, who played for me, when I was young! .......But maybe......could you play for me? Oh I would like, but I can‘t play it either. So now we have a situation here. A sunday drama. „Herr Direktor“? Sit to me and let’s look at the piano together. Fine. I like this Sunday. Can you hear the music? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPBCbTZWnq0 or alternative not in full HD ;-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zzzt_r6wj8

This is taken from the building, where the director lived. You can see the big building with the machine halls to the left and the second boiler house with its chimney. Although this fence here looks not very happily, I wish you an all the more sunny, healthy and happy HFF and weekend! A little bit of history: The first weaving mill, operated by hydro power, was built in 1851. Then 1857 another owner rebuild the mill to steam power. 1879 a "J.A. sen." bought the mill and his family (son and his nephew) owned it until 2004, when the factory finally closed after many years of crisis due to descreasing demand and out-dated equipment. From 1964 on staff has to be released and the last time only the owner alone lived and worked in his factory. He stayed there until his death in 2011, some buildings already in ruines.

The director was a well-read man. Or was it his wife, which was a teacher in the near village? Or both?

living in the middle of the factory - between offices and machines.......

Good morning Herr Direktor, did you sleep well? No, not at all, reading all night. So did you finish your book about the beauty of the world? No. And I never will. But if I may mention it, this has priority. It’s urgent! No. I have to worry about my weaving looms. But Sir, don’t leave this world without at least reading about it’s beauty!

The Beauty of the World.