Delavan Elevator w/ Wildflowers

Delavan Elevator w/ Wildflowers

by | Jul 8, 2008 | Mills & Elevators

I stick up photos of this old site from time to time, because it’s such a picturesque old elevator. I love to visit it on my journies west. This time I moved backward and framed the base with the tall weeds along the roadway. The tiny town of Delavan, Kansas is...
Smolan Elevator

Smolan Elevator

by | Jan 8, 2008 | Kansas, Mills & Elevators, Small Towns

I’ve never come across an elevator quite like this one. Perhaps it’s part of the “head house” at the top of the elevator. Or maybe it’s just a safe getaway for a weekend poker game. I worked the scales in a head house at one time....
Dunlap, Kansas

Dunlap, Kansas

by | Jun 16, 2007 | Industry, Kansas, Mills & Elevators, Small Towns

There really isn’t much left of Dunlap. A quick drive through convinced me that it has more rusting junk cars than any town I’ve visited. Decay is deep on the neighborhoods, though the edges of town were rich with wild daylilies and trumpet vine. At least...