In American states where the plains and prairies dominate the landscape, you cannot avoid the silos and elevators, most of which lie beside the railroads so grain can be transported easily and quickly. Often the largest buildings in the locality, even when surrounded by what qualifies locally as a town or small city, the silos and elevators have an austere beauty all of their own, not least when passed by one of the many mile-long freight trains that criss-cross the continent. The silos and elevators in the photos below are in Idaho and Montana.
We got to the part of Main Street where the east end of downtown Bozeman was about to run out and saw the Montana Ale Works, a large bar and restaurant that occupied what had been a Northern Pacific Railroad freight house. Just behind the one-time freight house was a railroad track that had made it possible for goods to be brought directly to the depot doors. Another track led beside some very photogenic silos and elevators.
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
The following photos are of Idaho. The first was taken in Pocatello, the second in Weiser and the last two in Grangeville.
Pocatello, Idaho
Weiser, Idaho
Grangeville, Idaho
Grangeville, Idaho
The last group of photos are of Montana and were taken in Billings, Livingston, Cascade, Stanford and Hobson. For reasons only too obvious, Hobson is of the greatest interest because wooden structures of this nature are increasingly rare.
Billings, Montana
Livingston, Montana
Cascade, Montana
Stanford, Montana
Hobson, Montana
The USA: Landscapes and Urban Spaces 