Looking out upon Mill City through the lens of FLOUR, highlighted in pink and low clouds. This sign has recently been converted into LED lighting.
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Dr. Muchow’s offices stand near his ‘new’ mill, but they show evidence of vandalism.
This volume gauge could be read from 30 feet away, which is useful when the control panels and valves are that far away.
The ‘working’ part of the furnaces are about a story above ground level, so the catwalks snake above the tree line.
Some of the earlier buildings were dressed up with brick facades.
When it became “Hyde Park Hospital”, this portico was added onto the front.
The substation has definite structural issues. Pictured is the sidewalk that connected the plant to the company housing.
The elevator works on gravity… this is where a conveyor belt was to move the grain toward the main elevator to be loaded into ships.
One of my favorite signs, informing workers about to descend into the open-top grain bins about basic procedures. This was in ADM-Annex 1 (connected to the cleaning house via skyway), so it will never be seen again, unless the sign lands luckily when the elevator is demolished.
Unloading boats had the option to take on fuel at Taconite Harbor. This building, among other things, pumped fuel to the dock.