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| Author: | Curt [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Prairie Grain Elevator |
Has anybody designed, would like to design or knows where a good model for the vanishing old prairie GRAIN ELEVATOR could be found? These stately sentinels are being replaced by ugly concrete monolith monstrosities. A worthy card model, don't you agree? |
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| Author: | willygoat [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:28 pm ] | |||
| Post subject: | Re: Prairie Grain Elevator | |||
Are you talking about some of the old wooden grain mills, or the corn crib style with the pull through for the wagons or a cart? Having grown up in the middle of the finest farm land on Earth (north central Iowa), I have seen many of both buildings.
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| Author: | Count Mudget [ Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prairie Grain Elevator |
Both of those would make great models. I agree that many of these old buildings are falling apart and disappearing. They are perfect for model train sets because quite a few are locate near the rail lines in real life. |
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| Author: | willygoat [ Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prairie Grain Elevator |
Very true. it seems that the only time I see the old wooden mills/ elevators is in old, small (very small) towns that are along the rail road. Most that I have seen have been along US Hwy 30 in central Iowa, and along US Hwy 9 in far northern Iowa. There are still many small towns (200-900 population) that use the old grain elevators regularly. However, I'm always seeing new concrete ones being built. |
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