Published March 13, 2016, in Duluth News Tribune: Historic Old Central High School needs $18 million in repairs — but some question if it would be money well spent By Jana Hollingsworth Beneath the carved gargoyles at the entrance to downtown Duluth’s Historic Old Central High School is a set […]
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Retaining its 120-year history and the hillside behind it, Historic Old Central High School’s wall is renovated
cialis generika site here By Jimmy Lovrien on Jul 28, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. Crews are busy replacing Historic Old Central High School’s retaining wall — built in the 1890s — with the hope of holding back the hillside for at least another century. The retaining wall stretches the entire […]
Read MoreHome Histories: Duluth Preservation Alliance honors Chester Creek home for restoration work
By Mike Creger on Jul 25, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. It really is a beautiful space. The upstairs sitting room in the Weintraub home near Chester Creek is reclaimed space. Over the years, owners of the home have opened up areas under the eaves once reserved as air space insulation. […]
Read MoreThis month in Duluth history
This month in Duluth history 1. July 1, 1929: The Aerial Transfer Bridge’s gondola car crosses the canal for the last time. Veteran bridge operator James Murray, who reportedly teared up, was joined on the final trip by fellow operators William Maynard, Urban Nehring, Frank Lampert, and superintendent Leonard Green. […]
Read MoreSt. Mary’s Apartments and Central Hillside property in Duluth News Tribune
When Jackie and David Bensman first took over the St. Mary’s Apartments on Third Avenue East in 2006, the police had a message for them. “They told us, if nobody’s dead, don’t call,” Jackie recalls. It might have been an offhand remark, but it encapsulated the trouble found here. There […]
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