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I deliberately included the "Chicago Port Railroad" sign because the picture was going to be "cluttered" no matter where I legally took it and because it teaches me about
that railroad.
According to
Nidera (2019 update:
COFCO now owns it, and I see this link is now broke), the capacity is 12,370,000 bushels and handles corn, soybeans, wheat and oats. "
At times B-house will handle barley, rye and other feed products such as gluten pellets and cookie meal."
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I was trying to decide if they expanded it or if they replaced silos. The headhouse of the newer silos on the left looks old. Looking at a 1959
aerial photo, the "white" silos are replacements. It was built with 10 rows south of the elevator.
Update:
The following construction photo shows they did not expand the elevator. In fact, one side was reduced from 15 to 10 rows of silos.
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Paul Petraitis shared Daniel Bovino's photo
Port Of Chicago at Lake Calumet under construction Summer of 1956 |
Bob Lalich Flickr 1986 Photo, the elevator is in the background of this photo of
Irondale Yard.
Bob Lalich Flickr 1988 Photo, this catches a boat docked at the grain elevator.
The last photo is not cofco it's the two elevators on 130th by the expressway
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