As economies and shipping routes change, many grain elevators in port cities have been abandoned. Unlike old office buildings and factories, converting these structures is especially complicated—the typical grain elevator is windowless, tall enough to define a skyline, and contains only a ground floor. But developers in Buffalo, Minneapolis, Baltimore, and other cities are finding creative new uses for these concrete silos.
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