06-21-2011, 12:54 PM
Lookin' good, Ralph, and an innovative use of materials, too: shades of E.L. Moore, but more (better) in my opinion.
The elevators at Buffalo were primarily for the New York and eastern seaboard market, first via the Erie Canal, then later by rail. Rail eventually spelled the end for those elevators, though, as rail shipment from the west was year-round, unlike the lake boats used to supply the Buffalo elevators.
There's some more info HERE and HERE
Wayne
The elevators at Buffalo were primarily for the New York and eastern seaboard market, first via the Erie Canal, then later by rail. Rail eventually spelled the end for those elevators, though, as rail shipment from the west was year-round, unlike the lake boats used to supply the Buffalo elevators.
There's some more info HERE and HERE
Wayne