Grain Elevator Terminal
Address:
685 Columbia Street
Brooklyn
Warehouses
Category: Shipping Trade Sites/Structures
Built: 1922
Built by: Office of the State Engineer
Designation: Eligible for State and National Register
Description: The 54-bin, 90-foot-tall reinforced concrete New York State Barge Canal Grain Elevator once stored Midwest grain shipped via the Erie Canal with capacity for two million bushels. The State turned over the silo to the Port Authority in 1944 and it continued to operate until 1965. The structure’s conveyors and loading pier were demolished in 1987. The 159-acre industrial complex around the grain elevator is used for salt storage and concrete production.
