Advocating for the preservation of Duluth’s historic architecture.
News articles from local resources and the Duluth Preservation Alliance.
The NorShore Theater began life as a vaudeville house where, legend has it, Charlie Chaplin performed for the first time in America. The theater also hosted a number of other vaudeville acts into the first part of the twentieth century when silent films and finally “talkies” became all the rage […]
Read MoreIf you’re on Facebook, here is a fun group to join! https://www.facebook.com/groups/48655939139/
Read More
It all began with a elaborate plan for an English inspired estate on the shore of Lake Superior in 1903 when Chester and Clara Congdon began planning for their third Duluth home, this one to be named Glensheen and located at 3300 London Road. Congdon was among the first of […]
Read MoreDULUTH, MN -The city of Duluth is asking for public comment as it considers the future of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad corridor. The rail-bed that runs along the St. Louis River is set to be torn up to cleanup the former US Steel Duluth Works property. The original Lake […]
Read MoreLet’s take a look back to the Friday, March 22, 1946 concert held at the Minnesota Armory. As many of you will remember, the Armory served as the home of the DSSO for many years until the DECC opened fifty years ago in 1966. The offices of the DSSO were […]
Read More