Concrete Central was built between 1915 and 1917 at the height of World War 1, the largest grain elevator in the world . The facility was utilized for grain storage until 1966. Concrete Central stretches along the Buffalo River for almost a quarter of a mile and was the largest transfer elevator in the world at the time of its completion in 1917. This area which is currently inactive but for a few operational elevators, is known as Silo City. In 1975 Concrete Central was abandoned as a derelict property. Machinery, furniture and metal as well as other items have been looted from the building leaving it an unsecured empty shell to this day.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.