In May of 1930, the Pillsbury plant had its grand opening in Springfield, Illinois. The cost of opening this plant was approximately $1.25 million, the equivalent of about $18 million now a days. The plant opened up with 150 employes of which 40 were translplanted from Minneapolis. By 1950, there were 1500 workers employed there. By 2001, the plant(which at the time was opereated by Cargill) closed its doors and was eventually sold for scrap.
The abandoned plant is going through its last stages of "life" before being totally demolished. These days one can find some unique murals on the walls as well as some great light and texture to capture on camera.
These are just a sampling of the photos I took last week, when I was there.
These are just a sampling of the photos I took last week, when I was there.
Wow cool captures Where did the Pillsbury plant relocate? the murals are amazing
ReplyDeleteTom they were always located in Minneapolis, this was just another plant in Springfield.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great collection. Any one of them could be my favorite. The skills of some of the grafitti artists are impressive. Was it hard to get enough light inside the factory?
ReplyDeleteNice images Camellia
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