In the corner of most of the factory floors, freight elevators flanked restrooms to leave more central space for machines and their masters.
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Note that the back of Stockhouse #4 is missing. A year later, Fermentation was on the ground too.
A late look at the brewhouse, long after the stainless steel tanks were scrapped.
Frontier Gas is a former (?) gas station chain. Chain O’ mines reused a scrapped sign to mark their mill. Under the paint you can barely make out: GLORY HOLE GOLD MILL.
A little catwalk gives access to the most important gauges in the building. Behind them are huge vents and fans. I bet it got steamy in here.
The substation has definite structural issues. Pictured is the sidewalk that connected the plant to the company housing.
Thick glass windows allow workers to check the beet juice levels in this steel tank. You can tell by the reinforcement that it had a lot of liquid and had to hold against immense pressure. Kodak Tri-X 400/Leica M7.
This is what it might have looked like if a new Ford descended in the elevator with its headlights on. As seen from the Mississippi side–the opposite portal faces the sand mine.
Unloading boats had the option to take on fuel at Taconite Harbor. This building, among other things, pumped fuel to the dock.