50 ELK STREET HISTORY
Our history and how we fit into the Buffalo Malting timeline
50 ELK STREET TIMELINE
BUFFALO MALTING BUSINESS
1820
1878
Kreiner Leher Estabilished
1890
F.A. Dole Malting is established
1825
The Erie Canal allows Buffalo to Thrive as a shipping town
1900
1910
Kreiner Leher Purchased Silos
1920
Prohibition Starts - U.S. bans production, transportation, and sale of alcohol
1925
1926
Workhouse/ Round Storage Building established
1930
Malting House established
1936
Rectangular Grain Elevator established
1947
W. Kreiner Sr. Dies
1933
Prohibition Ends
1950
1960
Kreiner Malting Corp. is established and reorganized
1968
W. Kreiner Jr. Dies
1971
H. Kreiner dies
1959
St. Lawrence Seaway opens
1960
Erie Railroad Merger
Railroad to 50 Elk Street becomes abandoned
1975
1975
Buffalo Malting Corp. is established
1986
Buffalo Malting Corp. Closed
William McDaniel Purchased Buildings
2000
2016
Buildings are Purchased at Auction by Shawn P. Wright and Jerry D. Young
Silos at Elk Street is Established
2019
Young + Wright Architectural becomes the first commercial office space to reside in Silos at Elk
2020
2021
Silos at Elk Street is awarded the Louise Bethune Award for Outstanding Project (Over 10,000 SF) by Preservation Buffalo/ Niagara
50 ELK STREET GROWTH
Below is a series of overview maps showing the growth of 50 Elk Street. Created by Sanborn Maps, these and many others were developed with the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability to include detailed information about buildings in approximately 12,000 urban US towns and cities.
1899 1926 1950 1981
Building to stay competitive in the market. As the industry advanced through the years, 50 Elk Street grew and morphed to embrace new technology.
