Save the Hotel Astoria! Announcing the Duluth Preservation Alliance’s newest campaign to save a piece of Duluth’s history from the wrecking ball. In December, it was announced that the 1905 building would be demolished for a parking lot. As a result of the news, the DPA has put out this […]
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2021 Top Ten Most Endangered Places
The Duluth Preservation Alliance announces our Top Ten Most Endangered Places for 2021. These places shine a light on early Native communities, the industrial working class, immigration, and brewing heritage. They contain overlooked sections of Duluth’s past that represent our community’s identity and memory. If we lose these places, our […]
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The Duluth Preservation Alliance board has proven that even during a pandemic, a virtual historic property tour is possible and can be very successful. The DPA’s tour this year was very well received (especially for people with disabilities!) and we couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out. Initially, the […]
Read MoreProfessor’s webinar to examine western Duluth neighborhoods| Duluth News Tribune
A UMD art history professor will offer the opportunity to learn more about the history of western Duluth’s neighborhood identities. Written By: Teri Cadeau | Aug 1st 2020 – 4pm. Stretching more than 71 inches across the bar’s western wall, this portrait of the Elliott and Co. meat packing business is an example […]
Read MoreLocal View | Duluth, preserve your past – starting with the Kozy | Duluth News Tribune
This was written by Jane Whitledge and published on February 7, 2020. Whatever happened to the city of Duluth’s plans to create an historic district downtown? A few years back, the city invited professional architects to visit Duluth, and they were impressed with our many old structures, the wonderful stone […]
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