Advocating for the preservation of Duluth’s historic architecture.
News articles from local resources and the Duluth Preservation Alliance.
Above: The Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad’s switch engine pulls three passenger cars across the Mud Lake causeway on Saturday. The city has proposed removing the causeway, shortening the LS&M’s out-and-back route from six miles to 4½ miles each way. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com At the front of the train, […]
Read MoreBy Hugo Budzien, Sioux Falls, S.D., Jul 9, 2017 As part of the environmental cleanup of the U.S. Steel site in western Duluth and as part of the city’s plans to extend the Western Waterfront Trail, a section of the Lake Superior and Mississippi River Railroad tourist train may be […]
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If you’ve dreamed of renovating and loving an historic home, here’s your opportunity! The Harvey & Lucy Smith house, built in 1890, is an historic home in the West Duluth neighborhood. The home is a Queen Anne/Victorian and has many features of the style, including oak and cherry woodwork, pocket […]
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A hidden stairway, once connected to a long-gone incline rail service between Downtown Duluth and its hilltop neighborhoods, is being celebrated by an organization that would like to see it designated a historic walking trail. The Duluth Preservation Alliance led an Observation Hill history walk on May 31 over remnants […]
Read MoreLawsuit seeks to quash sale of downtown Duluth’s Kozy By Peter Passi on May 28, 2017 at 5:00 a.m. A lawsuit has further clouded the already uncertain future of the former Kozy Bar & Apartments building in downtown Duluth. Paul King, a previous owner of the fire-damaged building, has filed […]
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