We people are so small.
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This was not always the top of the elevator.
Mushroom pillars hold up the dreams of so many, the profits of so few.
The King Elevator is connected by a manlift and this spiral staircase. The manlift was down–can you believe it? Note the cool turns in the vertical railings. Arista 100 on 120.
This is a room where the actual explosive elements were mixed. In the event of an accident, this glass wall would give way before the concrete and thus direct the flames and shockwave away from the rest of the building. In other words, the glass is not just to get a lot of wonderful natural light into the building.
Furnace #6; its catwalk and tapway. Note the lever-operated gutter-blockers.
The flour mill (rear) and its elevators. The taller elevator was moved here in 1955, when the Harrisons bought it from Federal, who declared it surplus. The smaller elevator replaced an earlier smaller warehouse in 1926. Taken shortly after dawn. This one picture made the drive worth it, for me. Medium Format.
An exit from the concourse.
A shipment board for customers that may or may not exist anymore. Let’s assume any of the products made here are probably on backorder.
The turned rail was to prevent runaway cars from going over the end of the dock and into the lake.