Last Stand of Creston’s Historic Grain Elevator + The Grave of the Craigellachie Kid

We got word through the online community that another grain elevator was getting set to be demolished. Yes, the 1930s former U.G.G. (United Grain Growers) elevator in the town of Creston, British Columbia was in the early stages of "deconstruction".
Apparently it has some structural issues and there simply aren't enough funds available to do a restoration. It's a story we see all too often.
So, what does any insane grain elevator fan do? We took advantage of our first available day off from work and set out with DroneOCan to go visit the elevator, pay our respects, and capture it on video for future generations. After all, it's just a simple 500km drive to get to Creston from our house, a mere day trip of sorts.
While there, we took the opportunity to visit the grave of Edward Mallandaine, who is sometimes referred to as the Craigellachie Kid. Edward was just 18 years old when he wormed his way to the front of the crowd and was captured in the photo showing Donald Smith driving the last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. In his adult years, Mr. Mallandaine would go on to help found the town of Creston.
As always, thanks for coming along for the ride!
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[@JWhyte123]

too bad that more can't be saved. Thanks Dan. Glad you made it

[@DanOCan]

Me too!

[@russellkroeker2822]

Respectfully dismantled not ruthlessly destroyed! It's good to be nice to our condemned grain elevators 😊

[@craiglowrey9550]

Great work, Dan... Also, Emily, you're AWESOME!

[@DanOCan]

She certainly is.

[@NeatStuffNearby]

Another really fantastic and informative video! I've never been to Canada, so all Canadian history is new to me. That kid is a legend!!

[@DanOCan]

He certainly is. I'd love to know if he was standing there for a few minutes before the photo was taken or if he sneaked in right before. Would be fun to go back in time and witness the moment.

[@twolder]

This was a very interesting video. It's nice to see people actually following the drone rules to help avoid giving all drone pilots a bad rep. Your footage turned out great and it was nice to see the old UGG elevator from all those different angles as I likely won't be able to sneak out there for some of my own before this old sentinel is gone. Nice that you were able to tie in some other interesting info during your visit as well. Keep up the good work Dan O!

[@DanOCan]

Thank you. I try and keep within the rules as my as possible

[@melvinschmecklebak3766]

Very interesting. Who would have know that young man snuck his way into that famous photo. Great vid as usual.

[@DanOCan]

Glad you enjoyed it. Greatly appreciated.😊