The stockyard industry was a million dollar operation at the turn of the century. The stockyards, completed in September, 1889, could accommodate 5000 cattle, 10,000 hogs, 20,000 sheep, and 500 horses on its 30 acres. Cattle pens are shown.
The stockyard industry, one of New Brighton's earliest business enterprises, was begun in 1889. The stockyard enterprises consisted of two large packing houses, the Twin City Packing Company and the Minneapolis Stock yards and Packing Company, which were located immediately south of the stockyards. There were facilities for killing rooms, refrigerator capacity, hide rooms, lard rooms, smoke meat rooms, and a sausage preparation room. Numerous slaughter houses, rendering works, and hide houses were located in an area referred to as "Butchers Spur". This photo shows the expanse of the stockyards industry at the turn of the century. On the far right are the five ice houses run by Peoples Coal and Ice Company. Far back on the photo is Long Lake. Front of photo shows the cattle pens.
Horse barn at the stockyard site, with cattle in pens in front. Toward the rear is the opulent Exchange Hotel, a hotel built for the stockyards industry, which later became Beisswenger Hardware.
View of the stockyards shows the five ice houses run by Peoples Coal and Ice Company and cattle in pens. This photo is currently being used in the letterhead and logo for New Brighton's civic event, New Brighton Stockyard Days.