Upper Harbor Terminal. The old Minneapolis industrial zone has been mostly cleared. Among remaining structures is the grain elevator where Carly Barnes fell. Developers are converting the 48 acres for housing, retail and office space, and a park with a large outdoor amphitheater.
Still in intensive care after two weeks
MINNEAPOLIS – Belatedly it was learned that a 19-year-old exploring the interior of an abandoned grain elevator fell six stories and cracked her head on a cement slab. The family of Carly Barnes confirmed she has been hospitalized unconscious since September 28. She was with friends who had learned on the Minneapolis urban explorer grapevine that adventure awaited at the elevator. Fans knew the place as “Alien City.” The accident was about 10 p.m. Friends called rescuers. Barnes has been breathing with a ventilator. Although she hasn’t awakened entirely, her family takes hope in that she has started shifting her arms and legs on command. Part of her skull has been removed because of brain swelling. Incredibly she broke no bones.
Grain elevator. Razing delayed for possible repurposing as a cistern to irrigate the new park
Barnes. A family photo.