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Electric Steel Grain Elevator

Electric SteelMinneapolis, MN

The Electric Steel Elevator is a now demolished grain elevator complex in Minneapolis, MN.

Originally built in 1901, the complex was designed to receive, clean, and store grain before loading it onto waiting railcars. Enclosed conveyor tunnels carried grain between the cylindrical steel bins and the head house, where it was weighed, sorted, and distributed through a network of chutes and ductwork.

Abandoned Electric Steel grain elevator rooftop in Minneapolis with large storage tanks and downtown skyline at sunset.View full post: Grain Bins at the Electric Steel Elevator With Downtown Minneapolis Beyond
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a grain storage complex in Minneapolis, with rows of round steel bins topped by a corrugated metal shed.
Abandoned Electric Steel grain elevator interior in Minneapolis with rusted machinery, conveyor systems, and red exit sign.View full post: Exit Door and Conveyor Gallery at Electric Steel Elevator
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a grain elevator complex in Minneapolis, with a long conveyor gallery once used to move grain between storage and processing points. Steel doors, ladders, and warning signs like "Hearing Protection Must Be Worn in This Area" remain from its working days along the elevator's interior walkways.
View from inside an abandoned Minneapolis grain elevator looking out at storage tanks and the city skyline at sunset.View full post: View of Grain Tanks Through a Broken Window at Electric Steel Elevator
October 23, 2016 — The downtown Minneapolis skyline and surrounding neighborhoods lie beyond the tanks.
Interior of the Electric Steel Grain Elevator in Minneapolis showing weathered conveyor systems and industrial machinery beneath a metal-beam ceiling.View full post: Conveyor Belt and Rollers Inside Electric Steel Elevator in Minneapolis
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a former grain elevator in Minneapolis, built to store and load grain for shipment by rail. Inside, a long conveyor belt runs above a line of steel rollers that once moved grain through the building to waiting railcars.
Minneapolis skyline at sunset viewed through an abandoned industrial building's window frame.View full post: Downtown Minneapolis Skyline at Sunset from the Electric Steel Elevator
October 23, 2016 — The downtown Minneapolis skyline from the Electric Steel Elevator, a decommissioned grain elevator in the Prospect Park neighborhood near the University of Minnesota. TCF Bank Stadium, home to University of Minnesota football since 2009, sits between the elevator and downtown.
View from inside the abandoned Electric Steel Grain Elevator in Minneapolis looking out over railroad yards.View full post: Rail Yard View Through a Window at Electric Steel Elevator
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a former grain elevator in Minneapolis, built for storing and loading grain before shipment by rail.
Abandoned warehouse interior with steel conveyor systems and industrial machinery lit by windows.View full post: Conveyor Belt Inside the Electric Steel Elevator in Minneapolis
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a grain elevator in Minneapolis along the Mississippi River. A long conveyor runs the length of the interior on a steel frame, once used to move grain through the structure.
Interior of the abandoned Electric Steel grain elevator in Minneapolis, showing rusted industrial machinery and equipment.View full post: Inside the Electric Steel Elevator in Minneapolis
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a disused grain elevator in Minneapolis. Inside, rusted steel framing supports hoppers, chutes, and ductwork once used to move and clean grain before storage.
Interior of the Electric Steel grain elevator in Minneapolis showing a rusted conveyor belt and corrugated metal structural framework.View full post: Conveyor Gallery Inside the Electric Steel Elevator in Minneapolis
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a grain elevator complex in Minneapolis. This enclosed gallery carries a conveyor belt between sections of the structure.
Interior of Electric Steel grain elevator in Minneapolis showing a long conveyor belt beneath industrial metal framework and corrugated walls.View full post: Conveyor Tunnel Inside the Electric Steel Elevator in Minneapolis
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a grain elevator in Minneapolis. A conveyor belt runs through an enclosed tunnel that carries grain between the storage bins and the head house.
Interior of Electric Steel grain elevator in Minneapolis showing industrial pipes, metal infrastructure, and exit signage.View full post: Danger Sign Near the Steel Tanks at Electric Steel Elevator
October 23, 2016 — The Electric Steel Elevator is a former grain elevator complex in Minneapolis, built along the rail lines that once served the city's milling district. Inside, steel storage tanks connect to a network of conveyor pipes and chutes that moved grain between the bins and the head house.

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