Minneapolis Flour Milling Boom | Mill City
In 1930, Buffalo, New York, supplanted Minneapolis as the nation''s flourmilling capital, producing 11 million barrels to Minneapolis''s million annually. As the industry moved out of Minneapolis, the old mills fell into disuse. Many were abandoned and subsequently razed. The Washburn A Mill closed in 1965. The Pillsbury A Mill was the last riverfront mill to shut down in 2003. While the