Empire Elevator
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![Empire Elevator Fort William_066 (2) Empire Elevator Fort William_066 (2)](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Empire-Elevator-Fort-William_066-2-landscape-366e9a58140d79da6fc000300b73ad4b-1t5wugezjlfm.jpg)
An early photo of the Empire Elevator soon after it was completed. A group of workers pose in front of the new elevator, which was the first elevator built by a private company.
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A full view of the Empire taken out on the water. The Empire was one of the first elevators to have separate buildings for its workhouse and annex operations.
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Another full view of the Empire taken from the land-side. A long line of wooden boxcars fill its track awaiting unloading.
![EMPIRE ELEVATOR 24051970 ALBERT SCHELLING 11 34 EMPIRE ELEVATOR 24051970 ALBERT SCHELLING 11 34](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/EMPIRE-ELEVATOR-24051970-ALBERT-SCHELLING-11-34-scaled-landscape-3d0f857c14a9115550377ee3347baf2d-fwc2b9jeksh0.jpg)
A closer but full view of the Empire. The tile annex was built off to the side due to fears of fire in the wooden workhouse.
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Another full view of the Empire taken from the Kaministiquia river.
![EMPIRE ELEVATOR WORK HOUSE ON FIRE PORT OF THUNDER BAY EMPIRE ELEVATOR WORK HOUSE ON FIRE PORT OF THUNDER BAY](https://friendsofgrainelevators.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/EMPIRE-ELEVATOR-WORK-HOUSE-ON-FIRE-PORT-OF-THUNDER-BAY--landscape-82ccb0cbf78ee94141ac09f2a4992a4b-b4yuip58z2cq.jpg)
The Empire Elevator's workhouse caught on fire during the dismantling process in the 1970s. This structure was one of the longest standing original wooden workhouses in Thunder Bay.