“B. M.” Brick Graffiti Series.
history under ground
worker-graffiti
“Dale Rossetter ’54”. Brick Graffiti Series.
In the soft wood of the machine, an employee left their mark.
“Peter”
Someone’s fractal cheat sheet, spraypainted on the side of the Osborn.
A little welding art one crosses over near the windlass room.
“R.S. ’14”. Brick Graffiti Series.
The guard shack protecting the Nike launch pad.
These copulas made the iron for casting.
See left.
“Richard Glumac ’45”. Brick Graffiti Series.
Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M7. Serious enough to write across the side of the tank, but not serious enough to have a sign made.
1950s safety posters about static and proper footware hide in remote offices, where the curious haven’t stolen them… yet.
Drawn in fresh concrete about 50 years before I took this picture, and only 2 years after this elevator blew up…
“R.O. 1939”
“Richard Glumac ’44”. Brick Graffiti Series.
“W.B.R. 1974”
Postcards and snapshots in a high elevator office.
Fantastic brick graffiti piece by a Duluthian in 1933! Is the stick drawing of a horse? Feel free to weigh in.
” Joe Sheldon; R.K. ’47-’48”. Brick Graffiti Series.
Worker graffiti in a stairway. If this is your birthday, you have to comment on this post!
Two signatures complement this gorgeous hand-painted sign. ‘Bowers’ from 1987 and ‘Normal’ from 1982. The blocking on the letters is still visible!
“R.M. ’43”. Brick Graffiti Series.
HN. Brick Graffiti Series.
Next to the pit in the maintenance shop is “The Wall”… where rail workers wrote about interesting happenings at Shoreham.
Don Crist ’83. Brick Graffiti Series.
Moon of M.R. ‘1985. Brick Graffiti Series.
Chicago-made fire door.
Who is Jo Jew? Is it you?
“Daisy”… probably for the mill, as it was unusual for women to work at Daisy.
Circa-1935 graffiti in concrete across the slip from Huron-Portland.
“Richard Glumac”. Brick Graffiti Series.
Circa-1960s graffiti. Someone got their ass kicked.
A closeup of a flour chute.
Fire doors and penis talk.
A scribbled note on a doorframe… lost details.
The corners of these buildings are inscribed by a century of bored rail workers and delivery drivers. Pictured is the southeast corner of the Twohy, which is typical of mercantiles.
“_____ BROS”
More circa-1935 graffiti.
Moon of M.R. 5-22-1985. Brick Graffiti Series.
Graffiti by a crew member of the Algolake.
A chalkboard halfway to the headhouse is untouched since the mill closed. It still has the cheat sheets!
An arrangement of brick graffiti on the old boiler house building near the railroad tracks.
Peering into a remote office at Manitoba Wheat Pool #3. Someone left their to-do list behind.
Ruster at The Pool… employee graffiti about 100 above ground.
A sign hanging near the shop office.
In front of a rust-welded Illinois rotary stoker is where the boiler-men made their mark. The last year I can make out is 1985.
Debating immigrants.
“12-8-1914”
“N.L. ’45”. Brick Graffiti Series.
“M.H. ’56; Al Malmsten ’44”. Brick Graffiti Series.
“Roger O.”
“W.N. ’86”. Brick Graffiti Series.
Latscher. Brick Graffiti Series.
Carvings on the back of a barracks building.
Miscellaneous math and strange instructions remain all across the shipment section walls. Sadly, this section likely fell into disrepair before the others.