The corner of the elevator… lumber armored with steel for fireproofing and water resistance.
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A collapsing and unstable building.
Jet Lowe is my inspiration.
An old stoker in a power plant that was abandoned long before the mill next to it, by all indications. Sugar mills burned dry beet pulp pellets for fuel.
The boiler doors are beautiful, and feature the name of the smelter and mine company. If you like these, check my article on the Mitchell Yards of Hibbing, MN.
Looking from the crane-motor catwalk into the Calumet. The arm shown here with the pulleys looped through it would have been lowered and the bucket conveyor in it would throw grain to waiting ships and boats bound for flour mills and foreign lands.
A typical wall in the base.
I love the ghost sign across these two elevators, originally built as Superior Elevator. It’s looking pretty rough.
When the building switched souls from booze to bread, these contraptions were mounted across the brewhouse floors… they’re not for hops, either.
Blue plastic siding filters the summer sun, giving the otherwise reddish-brown interior a splash of color.