Huge rail shipments of grain from industrious western Canadian farmers quickly led to a need for large storage facilities at the Lakehead. In short order, flat warehouses gave way to wooden terminal elevators, the first one opening for business in 1884, in Port Arthur. The next 40 years saw an explosion of terminal construction along both the Port Arthur and Fort William waterfronts. This page contains information regarding each elevator. It is divided into the three general sections of the waterfront--North End, Intercity and South End.