One thing I like to do at Gopher is imagine the shape of the planned buildings based on the partial structures.
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The top of the grain handler of Ogilvie’s. The flagpole serves as a lightning rod. In fact, I would not be surprised if that was its primary purpose.
The underside of the ore dock in winter. Snow drifts across the dock from the frozen lake.
An article from Minnpost describes this design as “marital”, and I could not agree more.
Below the factory floor is a network of hallways and tunnels, all flooded with water.
The side of a launcher, with outbuildings in the background. You can see the tracks where the roof would open before launch.
Beds line a basement room that is part way between the concepts of inside and outside. Boards and bricks were falling while I was photographing it—stay out.
Demolition about 50% complete.
Even with a hundred people parked in front of the lakeside relic, it was invisible.
The scale of the grain hoppers helps tell the story of how large Hamm’s was in its day.