“Man has set for himself the goal of conquering the world but in the processes loses his soul.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer and historian.
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Street lights and pavement are some of the obvious signs a town used to be here.
One of a pair of poles to hold the electric lines for the streetcars entering and exiting the tunnel.
For some time, Purina ran a feed service out of the elevator. Inside and outside were signs of its past presence.
“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’…
A little ice and snow made work at Taconite Harbor much more dangerous.
When Nopeming was affiliated with local farms, it often slaughtered its own livestock. This is the part of the hospital where food would be prepped, below the stage in the Service Building.
Looking out at the town water tower (which I love) from the sugar mill (which I also love).
A hydraulic ‘bridge’ couple lower onto the tracks to bring mine cars into the shaft house, presumably for repair. I haven’t found this system anywhere else, but it makes a lot of sense.
Camera: Pentax 67. Film: Kodak Ektar 100.