PIllsbury A Mill

11 photos · 2009–2025

11 photographs tagged PIllsbury A Mill, 2009–2025.

Pillsbury A-Mill on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, with its rooftop flour sign above the former mill complex. — The Pillsbury A-Mill stands on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, with its rooftop “Pillsbury’s Best Flour” sign visible above the former milling complex. Completed in 1881, the mill was a major part of the flour industry that grew around nearby St. Anthony Falls, where water power drove large-scale grain processing. The brick industrial buildings are seen alongside newer residential towers and the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, showing the mix of historic industry, research facilities, and redevelopment along the riverfront.

Pillsbury A Mill complex with red neon sign on brick building overlooking Mississippi River in Minneapolis. — Pillsbury A Mill complex in Minneapolis stands on the east bank of the Mississippi River near St. Anthony Falls. Built for the Pillsbury Company in the 1880s, the former flour mill was part of the city’s milling district and later adapted for other uses.

Lit up water tower and pillsbury neon sign — The former Pillsbury flour mill near downtown Minneapolis. It's since been renovated into condos.

Pillsbury A Mill's illuminated neon sign glows red above the Mississippi River at night in Minneapolis. — The historic Pillsbury A Mill stands illuminated on the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis. Once the world's largest flour mill, this National Historic Landmark played a crucial role in Minneapolis's development as a milling center.

Prospect Park Water Tower with its green conical roof overlooking Minneapolis downtown and industrial skyline at dusk. — The Prospect Park Water Tower, commonly known as the Witches Hat for its distinctive green conical roof, overlooks downtown Minneapolis and the Mississippi River valley. Built in 1913, the tower served as a water storage and distribution facility for the surrounding neighborhood. The tower remains a recognizable landmark in the Prospect Park area, offering views across the city's industrial and commercial districts.

Pillsbury "A" Mill and water tower illuminated at night along Minneapolis's Main Street with the Expo building under construction. — The Pillsbury A Mill sits on the Mississippi riverfront at 415 Main Street SE, built in 1881 by Charles Pillsbury on the site of an earlier mill destroyed by an explosion. At the time of its construction, it was the largest flour mill in the world, producing wheat flour under the "Pillsbury's Best" name that still glows in neon atop the building. The mill operated until 2003 and was later designated a National Historic Landmark; it now houses the A-Mill Artist Lofts, an affordable housing complex for working artists completed in 2015. The water tower beside it, part of the historic milling complex, has been restored as a lighted architectural feature rather than a working tank. The Expo, the glass tower rising behind the mill, is part of the Mill & Main development along Main Street SE, adding market-rate apartments to the former industrial riverfront district.

St. Anthony Main in Minneapolis, Neon Signs — Looking down Main Street in Minneapolis. St. Anthony Main and Pillsbury's Best Flour signs visible in the background.

The Pillsbury's Best flour mill sign glows red atop a historic brick mill building in Minneapolis at sunset. — The Pillsbury A-Mill, a former flour mill on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was once the world's largest flour mill for four decades. Completed in 1881, it utilized two powerful 1,200-horsepower waterwheels. Recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1966, the structure has since been repurposed into resident artist lofts.

Northeast Minneapolis riverfront at night with illuminated Pillsbury A Mill and US Bank Stadium visible across the Mississippi River. — US Bank Stadium, a multi-purpose venue completed in 2016, is visible across the Mississippi River from Northeast Minneapolis. In the foreground, the historic Pillsbury A Mill, once the largest flour mill in the world, stands as a reminder of the area's industrial past.

Pillsbury A Mill and downtown Minneapolis skyline at dusk overlooking the Mississippi River gorge. — Pillsbury A Mill in Minneapolis overlooks the Mississippi River gorge near downtown. The former flour mill complex, built in 1881, is part of a redevelopment project that retains the historic industrial site along the river corridor.

East Bank Mills historic flour mill complex in Northeast Minneapolis with blue signage on tan brick buildings under clear sky. — East Bank Mills is a historic flour mill complex in Northeast Minneapolis. The industrial buildings visible here are part of the milling operations that made Minneapolis a major flour production center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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