(HAER, this has a lot of interior views; 3D Satellite)

This elevator was built by the Great Northern Railroad to receive shipments from its "S" elevator in Superior, WI.

Brian R. Wroblewski posted

Buffalo's Great Northern elevator with 2 of it's original Marine Leg towers laying on the BR&P dock next door after a tornado came in off the lake & wiped them out. The towers were later replaced by the 2 that stand there today.

["At the time of its completion in 1897, the elevator was the world's largest. The mill was also one of the first to run on electricity." [Wikipedia]]

A photo that shows it with the original three electrically powered marine towers.

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The capacity of the elevator was 2.5 million bushels. The flour mill was built next to it in the 1920s. Pillsbury closed the elevator part in 1981.

[This has more information on its firsts and its weaknesses.]

Ninth photo posted by Brian R. Wroblewski

AMD now owns this facility. Since it also owns the Standard Elevator, it does has not used this elevator and has wanted to tear it down for over two decades. Since it was damaged in Dec 2021, AMD has been much more aggressive about getting rid of it. These photos show the steel bins on the inside and the fact that the brick walls are just "curtain" walls.

Brian R. Wroblewski posted

Partial wall collapse last night [Dec 11, 2021] during wind storm, ADM Great Northern elevator, Buffalo, NY.

Ken Draper: Is this one still used?

Brian R. Wroblewski: Ken Draper nah, they stopped using it & switched to the nearby Standard elevator in 1980. The attached flour mill is still operating tho. They just truck the wheat over from the Standard.

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safe_image for Union Interested in Purchase and Restortion of Great Northern

Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers Local 36G have expressed interest in determining the feasibility of purchasing the endangered Great Northern Grain Elevator and re-purposing it as a Union Hall to serve their members as well as a public museum space.

UPDATE: City Rewards Neglect, Allows Great Northern Demo

Brian R. Wroblewski posted six photos with the comment: "Some better photos of the Great Northern in Buffalo after yesterday's wall collapse. Today is the 1st day these internal steel bins have seen the light of day since 1897..."

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safe_image for Demolition of Great Northern grain elevator stayed; Douglas Jemal wants to buy and save structure

I'm saving another satellite image since the last I read Buffalo ignored requests by at least two organizations to stop the AMD's demolition of the elevator because they wanted to purchase and preserve this milestone elevator.

3D Satellite

safe_image for MEDIATION: Ganson St. Grain Elevator heading to bargaining table, talks already underway

"Both sides will have a week - until Monday, January 3rd [2022], to reach an agreement, or the court will decide."

[The article also has a timeline since the Dec 11 wind damage.]