Demolition equipment sits outside the Great Northern grain elevator after an emergency demolition order was issued last week. However, on Sunday a judge issued a temporary restraining order halting such work pending a Wednesday court hearing.Â
Developer Douglas Jemal wants to save the historic Great Northern grain elevator, and is urging Archer Daniels Midland not to proceed with an emergency demolition granted by the city Thursday.
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 historic Great Northern grain elevator suffered damage from the Dec. 11 windstorm. Archer Daniels Midland wants to demolish the structure, but developer Douglas Jemal wants to redevelop it.Â
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…
Demolition equipment sits outside the Great Northern grain elevator after an emergency demolition order was issued last week. However, on Sunday a judge issued a temporary restraining order halting such work pending a Wednesday court hearing.Â
The historic Great Northern grain elevator suffered damage from the Dec. 11 windstorm. Archer Daniels Midland wants to demolish the structure, but developer Douglas Jemal wants to redevelop it.Â
