Almost every city has abandoned buildings that have turned into local attractions. In Yaroslavl, for example, elevators that have become a pilgrimage site for all lovers of dilapidated buildings and thrill seekers can be attributed to such popular objects.
What is an elevator
Elevators are highly mechanized structures designed to store grain. Usually, a whole complex of buildings is located nearby, which includes silos, a working building, and various devices used for loading and unloading grain. Silo bodies are reinforced concrete tanks of square or round shape. As a rule, above them is a working building in which the main equipment is located. Grain with the help of conveyors or vertical elevators rises up into the working building. There it is cleaned, weighed, processed, dried, and then dumped into silos. Grain is unloaded from them into special conveyors through openings on the bottom. The very first elevators were serviced with the help of manual labor, but subsequently the control became fully mechanized.
Yaroslavl elevators
Abandoned elevators are located in Yaroslavl at the address: Zavolzhsky District, the village of Rezinotekhnika, Kolyshkina Street.
They were built in 1938 to store grain reserves and were called "Bread Base No. 61." The elevators in Yaroslavl are huge reinforced concrete cylinders up to 30 m high. Grain was imported there by rail, then it rose to the very top of the tanks. There it was cleaned, dried and dumped into cylinders. Some granaries were equipped with ventilation and disinfection facilities. The air temperature in the bins was carefully controlled. Unloaded grain from the holes at the bottom of the storage. By the way, "Bread base No. 61" was a very important strategic object, which kept a fairly large supply of grain. In the days of the USSR, the enterprise flourished, but after perestroika it was privatized, and eventually abandoned. He was declared bankrupt in 2004, and since then elevators have become useless to anyone. Sadly, such a fate has developed among many significant enterprises in the Soviet years, which could not withstand the new harsh competition.
How to get to the legendary elevators
Many dream of seeing abandoned elevators in Yaroslavl. How to get to them? You can get on the minibuses. You must sit on any of the following: No. 21, 93G, 40K. The necessary stop is called “Elevator”. Many get to them by another route: go to the village of Rezinotekhnika, and then walk about 4 km. You can see the legendary elevators from afar, because they, like giants, rise above all the buildings in the district.
Why you need to see them
After the elevators in Yaroslavl were abandoned, they became a permanent gathering place for informal youth. Someone came there to make a photo shoot, someone wanted to practice rock climbing, and someone just craved thrills. Undoubtedly, walking along abandoned towers is a very dangerous thing, because concrete crumbles and crumbles underfoot.
Some visitors to the elevators do not just go inside the buildings, but climb the dilapidated stairs to the roof. It is very dangerous to do this, because there is no railing, and holes gaping around which you can easily fall through. Many stairs simply lead to a dead end or end with a cliff.
Many do not understand why these non-residential gloomy buildings can attract travelers. According to lovers of abandoned buildings, a magnificent view opens from the roof of the elevators. However, not everyone risks climbing up, many are content with walks around the legendary “titans”. It is very creepy, but at the same time beautiful: the crumbling abandoned elevators rise above the trees. The landscape resembles the scenery from a movie about the apocalypse.
The territory where the abandoned elevators are located in Yaroslavl is quite large. Here and there you can see some dilapidated labyrinths or foundations. Now it’s hard to understand what they were intended for. Perhaps there were any devices or small buildings to ensure the operation of the elevators.
Many who have visited these places tell of dark basements, most of which are flooded with water. In those dungeons where there is no water, you can see piles of rubbish, garbage and broken bricks.
What fate awaits the elevators
On one of the portals that talk about life in Yaroslavl, an article appeared that abandoned elevators were surrounded by a fence, so you can’t visit them anymore. In addition, there appeared a booth in which a strict guard sits. It is not known what fate awaits the construction in the future, perhaps they will be demolished for the construction of residential buildings. But while the legendary elevators stand in their place and remind residents and guests of Yaroslavl of the past.