Advocating for the preservation of Duluth’s historic architecture.
News articles from local resources and the Duluth Preservation Alliance.
Have you ever wondered who designed the Civic Center? Glensheen? Enger Tower? Dennis Lamkin has gathered information on many of the most prominent architects working in Duluth from 1890 to about 1950. You’ll be amazed at the number of architects who followed the money to Duluth and who left after […]
Read MoreBy Bob and Priscilla Knighton, Duluth on Jul 29, 2017 at 6:19 p.m. The News Tribune’s July 23 “Our View” editorial, “Rail and trail: Still time to work together for St. Louis River corridor,” brought much-needed attention to the ill-conceived plan to drastically shorten the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad. The plan […]
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701-705 East 4th Street Listing from the Intensive Survey of Historic Resources in Duluth’s East End Neighborhood – Phase 4 – 2012 – Volume 2 of 3 This brick two-story Romanesque Revival store and flats building was constructed in 1889/1892 by builder John Grandy for Hooper Kohagen. Henry Halkman was […]
Read MoreCrews demolished the Grand Motel in West Duluth on Monday. WDIO-TV reported that the site, at 4312 Grand Avenue near Denfeld High School, has been acquired by the adjacent Acme Tools store for an expansion of parking.And in Duluth’s Hillside, the Duluth Pawnbroker building at the corner of Fourth Street […]
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Development accelerating in Lincoln Park When David Dubin visited Duluth in the spring of 2016, he wasn’t too impressed with Lincoln Park’s commercial district. But when he returned last fall, it was another story. “For some reason it seemed like things were much different. Things were happening,” said Dubin, a […]
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