Updated on May 6, 2021 at 4:25 pm Michael Mulvey, The Dallas Morning News Four of eight Prosper grain silos will be torn down after Blue Star Corporation has decided to remove the historic silos starting this week. The historic silos have been empty for years but they gave Prosper residents and visitors a reminder of the farming economy of the early days. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Farmers have all gone, ending generations of families using the land's rich soil for crops. The silos were built when the area was still known as Richland, before it was founded as Prosper, on land adjacent to railroad tracks. The proximity made it easier to sell the crops grown in the area to all points north and south.