Lost Depot: (Satellite, is this the remnant of the foundation. According to the aerial below, the depot was next to Burlington Ave and about halfway between Penn and Liberty Streets.)
Storage Elevator: (Satellite)
Feed Mill?: (Satellite)
I think the building on the far left was the CB&Q depot.
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| Wesley Peters posted Grain Elevators, Grand Ridge, IL, 1909. Notice the two mansard roof elevators and the flathouse/warehouse elevator to the right. Today the furthest elevator to the left is still standing. Photograph courtesy of the M-L Photo Co., Chicago, IL. |
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| Street View, Nov 2022 |
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| Street View, Nov 2022 |
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| 1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
This route is now owned by the Illinois Railways. But they use the tracks south of the Illinois river for car storage, so these elevators can't get rail service.
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