Around 1867, the Chechelevs' weaving and dyeing factory, located on the banks of the Trubezh River, was acquired by merchant Sergey Petrovich Pavlov, the father of the city mayor Leonid Sergeevich Pavlov. From that time until the early 20th century, the factory was engaged in dyeing and printing calico on paper fabrics.

In 1914, the production buildings passed from the Pavlovs to the Partnership "Provodnik," which used them for the production of linoleum and asbestos products. In the following years, in the late 1920s, the factory was briefly managed by the French concession "SIMP," which specialized in the production of buttons and combs.

In 1931, Film Factory No. 5 was opened on the premises, and new buildings appeared next to the old ones. Later, the factory was converted into a chemical plant, and eventually it became part of the Information Technology Plant "LIT."