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Damen Silos, Chicago IL

Located at 29th Street and Damen on the South Branch of the Chicago River, sits a group of run-down and interlocking grain silos. At fifteen stories tall and covered in graffiti, these unsettling structures speak of a time when Chicago was the agricultural hub of the country. Since an explosion in 1977, the complex was abandoned. These silos and the accompanying warehouses sit on a sprawling and run-down property surrounded by steel fences -and now guarded around the clock by security teams.

Presently looking like something out of a dystopian Hollywood move set, the entire compound is hanging on to existence by some unknown hand that resists its complete demolition and redevelopment.  But the clock is ticking. I knew I had to venture in with my camera before the wrecking balls came and took another piece of history and an architectural curiosity of Chicago.

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  • Photo Essays
    • Cemeteries >
      • Graceland
      • Bachelor's Grove
      • Rosehill
      • Calvary
      • Bohemian
      • Kitley-King
      • All Saints
    • Chicago Streets >
      • Lake Street
      • Lincoln & Peterson
    • Damen Silos
    • Drawbridges
    • Rockefeller Chapel
    • Chicago Botanic Gardens
    • Calder's Flamingo
    • Fighter Jets
    • Elevated
    • Dark Matter
    • St. Louis Canyon
    • Decommissioned
    • Rockford
    • Asylum
    • Bray Road
    • Where We Once Stood
    • Bathhouses
    • Union Station
    • In the Dark
    • The Artist Studio
    • Blooms
    • Bonsai
    • Lagoons
    • Focus
    • Metra Abstracts
  • Details
  • This 'n That
    • Portfolios >
      • Chicago Selects
      • Chicago Cityscapes
    • Self-Portraits
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