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99% Vernacular: Volume 2

99% Invisible

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The Sylos in Minneapolis, MN

The city of minneapolis was built on the mississippi river. The power of that waterfall to power flour mills where they ground up wheat, which was grown in the area near by. milling became the city's biggest industry really quick. As railroads were built, more and more unprocessed grain could come in from farms across the region. And then you add to it that these crops are seasonal,. so you get a whole bunch at once, and you have to deal with it.

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