Darlene Ghosen posted three photos with the comment: "H Lee White unloading wheat @General Mills, Buffalo NY 1/7/2023"
Dennis DeBruler: It is nice to see a General Mills facility still operating. I know of a big mill on the Calumet River in Chicago that made "flour, cereals, cake mixes, and pie crusts" that closed in 1995. And General Mills has closed plants in St. Charles and West Chicago, IL.
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On the left is what this elevator used to look like.
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| Association for Great Lakes Maritime History posted The freighters James Gayley (center) and Schuylkill (right) in the Old Ship Canal at Buffalo, N.Y., circa 1910-1920 (Image Source: Library of Congress – Detroit Publishing Co. Collection). Based on the history of the vessels, the image is circa 1902-1912. On the left is the steel Dakota Elevator (1901), which was part of Washburn-Crosby, later General Mills. The name of the photographer is not included in the notes for the image. Historical Sources: [The description continues with a history of the freighters.] |
2 of 10 photos posted by Brian R. Wroblewski with the comment: "Adventure Time! Here’s H. Lee White on her first grain run to Buffalo & the first new grain boat for the Frontier Elevator in about 10 years. Full disclosure policy: I asked at the front office to take pics. They said it’s ok, as long as you go talk to them first & they said stay off the travel lift tracks."
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| b 250' [76m] boom |
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| General Mills’ Buffalo cereal plant. (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News) (source) General Mills plant facing reduced CSX rail service Dennis DeBruler "CSX and General Mills have developed a new plan to continue to meet its freight service needs at the Buffalo facility." This is a quote of a CSX spokesman. But it sounds like General Mills does not agree that they have a plan that will meet its needs. If there is a viable plan, no one has informed the representatives of the new plan. |
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| Brian R. Wroblewski posted General Mills on the City Ship Canal in Buffalo with the American Mariner unloading grain & the old PRR Connecting Terminal elevator lit up with the new lighting system. |
Brian R. Wroblewski posted three photos with the comment: "Here's a few shots of the Frontier Elevator in Buffalo over the last 25 years showing some of the different lake boats that have uoaded there."
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| Jim Gates posted April 2018, General Mills, Cheerio plant, on the Buffalo river, in Buffalo NY. Please note the E.M. Cotter, the oldest working Fireboat, in the world! |
The Buffalo History Museum posted two photos with the comment:
It was during this week in 1900 that the world's oldest working fireboat, Buffalo's Edward M. Cotter, was first constructed! The 118-foot ship has battled countless fires and survived three name changes, three engine conversions, and two overhauls since the Crescent Shipbuilding of Elizabeth City, NJ first built it 123 years ago.Along with her firefighting duties, during the winter the boat is used as an icebreaker on Buffalo's rivers. The Cotter has been a fixture on our waterfront for generations and can be seen moored by Buffalo Fire Department Engine 20 at 157 Ohio Street.From our collection... this 1958 photo shows the Cotter battling a blaze at General Mills. And this handcrafted wooden model of The Cotter was built by Richard Kirchner around 1925 based on photographs he took. Browse for more vintage photos of Buffalo at our picture store: https://buffalohistory.smugmug.com/
Brian R. Wroblewski shared
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| Nathan Jaynes posted I feel like a lot of people will know what this boat is the Edward Cotter fire boat that's been part of the Buffalo fire department since 1900 in the oldest operating fire boat in the world! Took this with my drone and I couldn't be happier! |
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| 1 of 3 photos posted by Brian R. Wroblewski I've been patiently waiting for this & it was worth every minute. Here's 3 of the White all nestled in for a long winter's nap at the Frontier elevator this evening. She arrived yesterday morning from Superior, WI. This is her 1st ever winter storage load & only the 4th self-unloader to lay up in Buffalo with grain. Brian also posted |
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| Mark Jeffe posted AMerican Mariner off loading wheat from Thunder Bay in Buffalo 0700hrs 11Oct23 |
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