Rear Entrance of the General Mills Purity Oats Plant at Night

Rear loading entrance of the former General Mills Purity Oats plant in Northeast Minneapolis, illuminated at night.
Rear loading entrance of the former General Mills Purity Oats plant in Northeast Minneapolis, illuminated at night.

This view shows the rear loading and office entrance of the former General Mills Purity Oats facility in Northeast Minneapolis. Built during the city’s industrial boom, the complex once handled oat processing and packaging for one of the nation’s largest cereal producers.

Taken November 2019

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