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The Forgotten Midwest Craze for Palaces Made Out of Grain
- billybilly1920 11y agoAll it links to is a black page asking me to subscribe to some newsletter.
- gry 11y agoNot sure how you get by, friend. There's a long Internet story to tell…
- Amorymeltzer 11y agoIf you get a chance, stop off in Mitchell, SD, and see the Corn Palace. We stopped for a few hours when driving across the country, it's right on I-90. It really is a sightseeing opportunity; to those living in cities by a coast, the corn palace is a perfect symbol of a very different life. Worth getting a feel for, even if just for lunch.
- maxerickson 11y agoThis is like making sure you visit the Statue of Liberty to get an idea of what life is like in NYC.
- bkjelden 11y agoYea, I grew up in SD and I wouldn't really consider the corn palace indicative of life there. But it's still a unique building and worth seeing if you're driving across the country and generally interested in those kinds of things.
- Amorymeltzer 11y agoI suppose that's more the vibe I was going for. Lady Liberty isn't indicative of life in NYC but it is a lasting symbol, and the ethos in the city has certainly grown in its presence.
- Symbiote 11y agoThis was the first stop on the Big American Road Trip I did, age 12, with my family. (We are from England.) I learnt that corn meant only maize (not all grains), that it came in different colours, and when Americans want to do something slightly crazy, they do it properly.
- oska 11y agoThese all look very vulnerable to any wolf with a good set of lungs.