These retail coal silos help me understand how important anthracite coal was for heating homes until the mid-20th Century. These images also document the state of truck development by the end of the 1920s.
Roger Kujawa posted two images with the comment: "RYNKSEL COAL COMPANY WAUKEGAN ILLINOIS LETTER DATED OCTOBER 5 1929"
I presume this was their original facility in Waukegan instead of Janesville.
Paul Meier: Very common in my youth, then came fuel oil and gas. I live in Kenosha, WI where there were numerous coal dealers with rail service.
Kerry Doyle: The silos/elevators were a common form into the 50’s, then disappeared for reasons Paul Meier cites
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I presume this was their original facility in Waukegan instead of Janesville.
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