Former Lake Side Sand and Gravel

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Dennis DeBruler shared the following Flickr link with the comment:

What was the name of the Pennsy tower that we can see in the background under the Skyway?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/46264216@N08/6617170975/in/photostream/
BTW (by the way), the foundation for the yard office still exists because it is part of the embankment wall.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.723758,-87.5513749,22m/data=!3m1!1e3

Bob Lalich There is a good chance that the photographer knows the answer to your question Dennis DeBruler. The green structure is a sand tower that is still standing on the west bank of the Calumet River, just north of 95th St. The business was called Lake Side Sand & Gravel. They have been out of business for some time.

Bob Lalich Flickr, Oct 1994
BRC Commercial Ave Yard
A CSS transfer has just cut off from its train and passes the old BRC Commercial Ave Yard office in South Chicago, 10-94.

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I checked my photos that I took in this area when I did a field trip to get bridge and CSL photos. Some of the overview shots were close to including this tower. But, alas, none of them did.

I wonder if Compass Minerals has expanded and now uses the land because the above satellite image shows a couple of active piles south of the Howard Slip. And this is some of the material handling equipment I spotted on the land.

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And in this street view of the tower, there is a covered pile on the land.

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In fact, there were more covered piles. But I can't tell for sure if the piles are north or south of Howard Slip.

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Is this whole area built on beach sand? I assume these piles on the sidewalk and 95th Street were caused by erosion during a rainstorm. I can't imagine someone would dump sand on a sidewalk and street.

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