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Lincoln elevators deteriorate as neighborhood grows PETER SALTER, Lincoln Journal Star July 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) He’s had trouble at the top of the grain elevator before. Last month, it was fresh graffiti more than 80 feet up, numbers and letters spray-painted so tall, broad and bright they could be seen from several blocks away. But more than 40 years ago, when James Woolsoncroft bought the elevator on the edge of the Haymarket, it was the roof itself. The previous owner had let it fail, and rainwater had seeped into the silos, ruining the corn. Woolsoncroft knew the property needed work. But he also considered it the Cadillac of grain elevators: A dozen concrete bins on the north side, 80 feet tall and 24 feet across with 7-inch steel-reinforced walls; and six smaller bins to the south. ....
Heâs had trouble at the top of the grain elevator before. Last month, it was fresh graffiti more than 80 feet up, numbers and letters spray-painted so tall, broad and bright they could be seen from several blocks away. But more than 40 years ago, when James Woolsoncroft bought the elevator on the edge of the Haymarket, it was the roof itself. The previous owner had let it fail, and rainwater had seeped into the silos, ruining the corn. Woolsoncroft knew the property needed work. But he also considered it the Cadillac of grain elevators: A dozen concrete bins on the north side, 80 feet tall and 24 feet across with 7-inch steel-reinforced walls; and six smaller bins to the south. ....