From a distance (here, Union Yards), you can still see ARMOUR spelled out on the smokestack in white brick.
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Stairs and power lines enter the abandoned depot. Shingles slide off the rotten roof. Ektar 100/Mamiya 6
Camera: Pentax 67.
Miners at the turn of the century had better taste in typography than the average person does today.
“Five Roses” was the brand of flour that Lake of the Woods marketed. Later, this became another Manitoba Pool elevator. Notice the “POO” up top? It’s missing the ‘L’…
The Sivertson’s sign seems like from a different time. I’ve never seen it lit, but I bet it’s beautiful.
A wide view of the poor house. Look at the smokestack and elevator shaft, which show the former roofline.
I like the fading stencil paint.
Looking toward Fort William (Western) Elevator from the top of Superior Elevator. Fort William is bordered on the south and east by this wide, winding railyard. Note the pretty and quaint brick offices of the Western.
Little has changed inside the mill, but since it was built in 1916, many tanks and ancillary buildings have popped up around it.