A lawsuit is seeking to stop the Brown administration from going forward with an emergency demolition of the 1897 Great Northern grain elevator at 250 Ganson St. This weekend, State Sen. Sean Ryan called on the mayor to rescind the demolition order.
State Sen. Sean Ryan is calling on the Byron Brown administration to rescind its emergency demolition order for the historic Great Northern grain elevator.
"I looked at that building very closely, and that building absolutely could be saved," Jemal told The Buffalo News. "It's a magnificent building. I have tackled a hundred times worse than that.
Wind caused damage to the north wall of the grain elevator, owned by ADM Milling Co., a division of commodities giant Archers Daniel Midland at 250 Ganson St., opened for business in 1897 and was last used in 1981. It sits next to a flour mill that was added later and is still in operation. Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021.
The demolition order comes as Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 36G said it wanted to explore the feasibility of reusing the structure as a union hall, credit union office and public museum.
Archer Daniels Midland, in a statement, said the large hole in the flat brick northern wall, exposing large steel bins, posed a safety hazard, including to workers in its flour mill next door.
The City of Buffalo landmark was built in 1897 and operated for nearly a century. Saturday's windstorm tore a hole in the northern wall, but the grain elevator is not in danger of collapse.
One day after a State Supreme Court justice encouraged a settlement over the fate of the historic – but damaged – Great Northern grain elevato…
A lawsuit is seeking to stop the Brown administration from going forward with an emergency demolition of the 1897 Great Northern grain elevator at 250 Ganson St. This weekend, State Sen. Sean Ryan called on the mayor to rescind the demolition order.
Wind caused damage to the north wall of the grain elevator, owned by ADM Milling Co., a division of commodities giant Archers Daniel Midland at 250 Ganson St., opened for business in 1897 and was last used in 1981. It sits next to a flour mill that was added later and is still in operation. Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021.
