Warner elevator row, Historical grain elevator complex in Warner, Canada.
Warner elevator row is a group of four wooden grain elevators standing along the Canadian Pacific Railway at the eastern edge of Warner, a small village in southern Alberta. The buildings differ in size and construction method and were built between 1913 and 1960.
Warner already had two grain elevators before 1911, each run by a different company in the grain trade. More buildings were added over the following decades, including one completed by United Grain Growers in the late 1950s.
The four wooden buildings stand in a row along the railway and show how grain storage on the prairies changed over decades. Each structure reflects the building style and farming needs of its own time, which is visible just by walking past them.
The elevators stand close together along the railway and are easy to reach on foot from the village entrance. These are historical structures that can only be seen from the outside, as there is no public access to the interiors.
Some of the oldest buildings still have their original wooden storage bins and air duct systems, which were never replaced. Weighing scales from the early 1900s can still be found inside some of the structures.
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