Part of the decommissioned plant was used by the Air Force for virtual bombing runs. This is the guard shack for the radar station.
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Beautiful belt wheels above the grain cribs. Getting to the spot where this was taken is now impossible, and I don’t know whether these remain or not anymore.
This elevator came crashing down, perhaps from the topmost floor. I wonder what it sounded like.
Part of the grain dust venting system, dislodged from its place above the dumping hatches under the grain cribs.
Where workers’ pay would be doled out and collected.
This peak is a little over 7,000 feet high and is a popular hiking spot. As a bulky Minnesotan who is better built for an arctic expedition, I stuck to the mesa.
Note the tiled floor between the bucket conveyors and an old mill.
The King Elevator is connected by a manlift and this spiral staircase. The manlift was down–can you believe it? Note the cool turns in the vertical railings. Arista 100 on 120.
This is a great example of a combination rock house; the silos below used to fill trains with ore dropped from mine cars pulled to the top of the structure.
Don’t know what’s heavier… the bricks or shadows.