From Mill to Museum: the Hidden History of the Washburn Complex, 1965-2003 August 28, 2009

Dramatic images and words tell the story of the Washburn A Mill from the years it sat abandoned between 1965 and 2000. After General Mills shut down the mill in July 1965, this National Historic Landmark sat unused except for a few tenants, curiosity seekers, and homeless people. This exhibit will feature photos from the final years of flour milling, redevelopment plans by preservation pioneer Peter Nelson Hall, depictions of the abandoned mill by artist Mike Lynch, photographs by Matt Porath and Daniel Corrigan, words and photographs by JobyLynn Sassily-James who took shelter in the building during a period of homelessness in the 1990s, and studies by Tom Meyer, the architect of Mill City Museum.