And the old milling district now has a museum.
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In a satellite image, there are some elevators in the lower-right corner and one in the upper-left. At least they are still standing. I can't tell if they are still being used. The yard in the middle of the aerial photo still exists, but a lot of tracks have been removed for storage space. I was surprised that I could not find any intermodal activity. But I see there is a yard further east that has been converted to the Eagle Intermodal Services.
Even older mills started along the falls in the river because they used water power. In left background of the Great Northern Stone Arch Bridge photo below is the flour mills of St. Anthony.
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| William Brown shared I believe this is Union Yard in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There were so many grain cars, the Switch Engines need to keep brake shoes against the wheels clear of crushed grain. Michael Larkin posting Aerial view of downtown and the milling district, taken from the University of Minnesota heating plant chimney. September 1931 Minnesota Historical Society Marc Kenton Look at all the boxcars stored on the sidings.Warren Plaisance Boxcars were the shipping method for grain at that time. |
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| Vern Wigliedl posted Mpls/StPaul -- Midway area between the two cities -- 1970 -- Aerial view of the elevator complex in the Midway Area -- The company I worked for was bidding on an air levitated people mover system and we had to look the area over to determine a route. No idea of the names of the various complexes. Chad Dale Peterson Nice and it's almost all gone..good old union yard ..CGW yard lower right , C&NW east mini yard upper left . Nice pic Vern. |
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| Charles Windham posted Back in February, I stopped at a rest area on I-35 near Northfield, Minnesota. This historical maker was out front. David Budka 1st Middlings, fun! That is often where we have problems in the mill. This is where spouts and roll stands choke and back up! This site helps keep my job interesting, and encourages me to learn more! |
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Even older mills started along the falls in the river because they used water power. In left background of the Great Northern Stone Arch Bridge photo below is the flour mills of St. Anthony.
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| Delia MacMillan posted Minneapolis sure has transformed completely since is was officially recognized in 1856. These old photos show the city like you've never seen it before! Sue Erickson: Stone Arch Bridge in the distance. [In the left middle is the train shed of the Milwaukee Depot.] Tom Lyman shared |
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| Mark Ollig commented on Delia's post Ryan Heath: This sketch is post-1909. Clearly done from the City Hall tower. The new Milwaukee Depot is there and open. Looks toward the river. |
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| Jason Leverton posted In the foreground, the Great Northern's magnificent stone arch bridge in downtown Minneapolis, now a hiking and biking trail. In the background, the ruins of the Gold Medal Flour factory that was also served by the railroad. Davis Shroomberg The ruins are now some sort of museum. Donald Washburn My family STARTED Gold Medal Flour. Jerry Goerz Gold Medal Flour history (with photos of the buildings and railroad in Minneapolis): https://www.goldmedalflour.com/our-story/ Jerry Goerz Mill City Museum webpage (with a photo of the flour mill and a train on the Stone Arch Bridge): https://www.mnhs.org/millcity/learn/history/flour-milling Jerry Goerz History of the Gold Medal Flour signs, with another photo of the mill and railroad: https://blog.generalmills.com/#/article/23137 Keiv Spare shared |
One of the worse industrial disasters happened because of a grain dust explosion.
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