Wooden warehouse on Ashley

Question Corner: January 2012

by Grace Shackman

posted 1/25/2012

Q: There’s an old wooden warehouse on Ashley near Madison that has loading doors on its second floor. How did they get stuff up there?

A: The warehouse was built after WWII by Gill Lumber. The ­company had its own railroad siding where freight cars were parked. Using a forklift, workers unloaded the cars and raised the wood to the second floor.

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