Apparently there was a bit of a town here. I came here to get photos of the grain elevator. It was on my informal list of places I wanted to visit. A stones throw north are a few buildings. They were on a farmer's field and not accessible so I did not attempt any photos. I should have, those buildings were probably what was left of the town. My photos were also limited because of blowing snow. I saw a school marker that noted the location of a long gone one room school. My focus was the grain elevator. I found out later it closed down in 1968. There is an abandoned rail line that runs by the elevator. I want to do a return trip in the summer.
Slightly closer shot.
Beautiful autumnal colours and the elevator blends right in!
ReplyDeleteI've been following your blog for a bit and it seems like there is an endless supply of abandoned grain elevators. The land still seems to be cultivated, so what caused all these elevators to be abandoned?
ReplyDeleteMost times either the farmers sold out (due to poor harvests), or the railways serving the elevators cut back on service. Sometimes the elevators got to old and inefficient to effectively operate. Its an combination of things that causes them to close.
DeleteLove seeing those ol elevators!
ReplyDeleteAnother nice one - the lettering on the side is remarkably well preserved which is nice to see.
ReplyDeleteThe lettering on the side of the elevator was done for an 1999 movie called "Revenge of the Land"
DeleteNice find. I love the "John Hawke & Co" logo.
ReplyDeleteAnother personal favorite, I visited Brooking in July 2015.
ReplyDeleteBrooking was a former CN Railway siding with a post office from 1911 to 1961. It was "overshadowed" by Radville and eventually virtually disappeared from the scene.