Day 1 of our trip back to Eastern Ontario to visit family and friends.
We spent our first night in Moosomin, Saskatchewan which is close to Saskatchewan's eastern border on the Trans-Canada Highway.
It's a quaint town with very friendly people, and the perpetual Tim Horton's on the edge of town.
I am also using this for the current architecture challenge which is perspective though I am not sure whether this qualifies since it is just an ordinary perspective shot.
This looks like an interesting place. Would love to know what this tall unique building was used for. So glad you are visiting family and friends. Making important memories.
@kathyladley
That is a grain elevator used for storing grain. They are an iconic feature throughout the Canadian prairies.
The first grain elevators appeared on the Prairies in the 1870s, and during the next sixty years nearly 6,000 were built. These feats of engineering were spaced seven to eleven miles apart along the railway lines. Virtually every Prairie village had one or two elevators, while towns usually had three or more.
They were staggered across the railroad to store the grain produced in the local area.
The vast majority of them have since been torn down in favour of larger, more efficient concrete silos that are not nearly as pretty!
I always have to check out the towns on the map. A number of years I rode from Regina to Manor (south of Moosomin) and back to celebrate my godparents' 50th wedding anniversary. This was the trip where I first saw these grain elevators.
Perspective is perspective no matter what angle it comes from and this was a building with a lot of character- so I think the "classic" viewpoint works nicely for it. Good shot!
That is a grain elevator used for storing grain. They are an iconic feature throughout the Canadian prairies.
The first grain elevators appeared on the Prairies in the 1870s, and during the next sixty years nearly 6,000 were built. These feats of engineering were spaced seven to eleven miles apart along the railway lines. Virtually every Prairie village had one or two elevators, while towns usually had three or more.
They were staggered across the railroad to store the grain produced in the local area.
The vast majority of them have since been torn down in favour of larger, more efficient concrete silos that are not nearly as pretty!
There are still many across the prairies and I do tend to take pics of them when I can.
Thank you for taking part in the challenge.