Silo City, Buffalo, NY

There was a time in this country when Buffalo NY was the grain capitol of the world. All the grain grown in the Great Lakes region was shipped to Buffalo, processed and shipped by rail does the east coast. But times changed and things shut down. The Buffalo grain business is but a shadow of itself from days gone by. Silo City is a 6 acre complex of abandoned grain silos, grain elevators, the Perot malt house and a bunch of other abandoned buildings and equipment put out of commission years ago, that has recently been reclaimed and is in the process of converting into an arts and community area as well as a haven for photographers. It is a fascinating place to shoot, and Mark Maio has held 1 or 2 workshops there a year, which also include treks to the Francis Ward Pumping Station and a trip over to the abandoned Concrete Central. I attended my first in 2014, and have been back probably 4 times since. Sometimes my friend and mentor Bill Woody will arrange dancers and models to shoot there....he loves beauty and abandoned places. This is a collection of images which is always changing as I have thousands of images that have yet to be processed. I will keep updating things and maybe go back for more....