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The Pillsbury A-Mill, completed in 1881 on the east bank of the Mississippi River, was once the largest flour mill in the world and a symbol of Minneapolis’s dominance in global grain production. Designed by architect LeRoy Buffington and engineer William de la Barre, the mill harnessed the power of St. Anthony Falls to grind over 5,000 barrels of flour a day at its peak. Its innovative use of water turbines, reinforced limestone walls, and massive storage elevators represented the cutting edge of 19th-century milling technology. Today, the restored complex — now repurposed as artist lofts — stands as a National Historic Landmark and a reminder of the city’s industrial ingenuity.

Pillsbury A-Mill conversion on the Mississippi River

The Pillsbury A-Mill, completed in 1881 on the east bank of the…

Flour Mill, Mill, Mississippi River, Neon Sign, Pillsbury, PIllsbury A Mill, Power Plant, Redevelopment

Green Bay Packaging's new $500 million dollar recycled paper mill opened in 2021. As seen from across the Fox River.

Green Bay Packaging and the Fox River in Green Bay

Green Bay Packaging's new $500 million dollar recycled paper mill opened in…

Factory, Fox River, Green Bay, Green Bay Packaging, Mill, Paper Mill, Wisconsin

Train tracks outside the long abandoned massive concrete Archer-Daniels-Midland Delmar Elevator No. 7 in Minneapolis.

Tracks at Archer Daniels Midland Elevator

Train tracks outside the long abandoned massive concrete Archer-Daniels-Midland Delmar Elevator No….

Abandoned, Dinkytown, Grain Elevator, Mill, Minneapolis, Prospect Park, Sunset, Train Tracks

The long abandoned massive concrete Archer-Daniels-Midland Delmar Elevator No. 7 in Minneapolis.

Archer Daniels-Midland Delmar Elevator No 7

The long abandoned massive concrete Archer-Daniels-Midland Delmar Elevator No. 7 in Minneapolis.

ADM, Archer Daniels Midland, Dinkytown, Graffiti, Grain Elevator, Industrial, Mill, Minneapolis, United Crushers

Nicolet Mill paper mill in De Pere, WI.

Nicolet Mill in De Pere Wisconsin

Nicolet Mill paper mill in De Pere, WI.

De Pere, Factory, Fox River, Mill, Nicolet Mill, Paper Factory, River, Wisconsin

Grain Elevators in Kansas City Missouri.

Abandoned Grain Elevators in Kansas City

Grain Elevators in Kansas City Missouri.

Grain Elevator, Industrial, Kansas City, Mill, Missouri

General Mills elevator in Minneapolis.

General Mills factory in Northeast Minneapolis

General Mills elevator in Minneapolis.

Freight Train, General Mills, Grain Elevator, Mill, Minneapolis, Northeast Minneapolis, Train yard

ADM Grain Elevator and Harris Machinery in the front. Harris Machinery covered in ice after a large fire gutted in the inside. Located in Prospect Park, Minneapolis.

ADM Grain Elevator and Harris Machinery after a fire

ADM Grain Elevator and Harris Machinery in the front. Harris Machinery covered…

ADM, Art, Dinkytown, Fire Damage, Graffiti, Grain Elevator, Harris Machinery, Mill, Minneapolis, Prospect Park, United Crushers

The Ardent Mills facility in Hastings, MN was the first operating mill in Minnesota. Per the company, the purifier, patent barrel and graham flour were invented here.

Vermillion Falls at Ardent Mills in Hastings Minnesota

The Ardent Mills facility in Hastings, MN was the first operating mill…

Ardent Mills, Flour Mill, Hastings, Headrace, Mill, Minnesota, Vermillion Falls, Vermillion River, Waterfalls

The Ardent Mills facility in Hastings, MN was the first operating mill in Minnesota. Per the company, the purifier, patent barrel and graham flour were invented here.

Vermillion Falls at the Ardent Mill facility in Hastings

The Ardent Mills facility in Hastings, MN was the first operating mill…

Ardent Mills, Flour Mill, Hastings, Mill, Minnesota, River, Vermillion Falls, Vermillion River, Waterfall

The Ardent Mills facility in Hastings, MN was the first operating mill in Minnesota. Per the company, the purifier, patent barrel and graham flour were invented here.

Ardent Mills in Hastings, MN

The Ardent Mills facility in Hastings, MN was the first operating mill…

Ardent Mills, Flour Mill, Hastings, Mill, Minnesota

Independent Elevator in Glencoe, Minnesota.

Independent Elevator in Glencoe Minnesota

Independent Elevator in Glencoe, Minnesota.

Elevator, Glencoe, Grain, Independent, Mill

The old Washburn Mill in downtown Minneapolis, part of the Mill City Museum.

Gold Medal Flour and Washburn Mill

The old Washburn Mill in downtown Minneapolis, part of the Mill City…

Abandoned, Downtown Minneapolis, Flour Mill, Gold Medal Flour, History, Mill, Mill City Museum, Minneapolis, Museum, Washburn Mill

Joy Brand Corn Meal in Greensboro, NC

Former flour mill in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Bread, City, Corn Meal, Daily Bread Flour, Flour, Greensboro, Joy Brand, Mill

Ceresota Building, Minneapolis

Ceresota Building, Minneapolis

Ceresota Building, Minneapolis

Ceresota, Ceresota Building, Downtown Minneapolis, Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pillsbury A Mill in Minneapolis. At one time, the worlds largest flour mill.

Pillsbury Flour Mill, Minneapolis, MN

Pillsbury A Mill in Minneapolis. At one time, the worlds largest flour…

Factory, Flour, Mill, Minneapolis, Northeast Minneapolis, Pillsbury, PIllsbury A Mill

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