Advocating for the preservation of Duluth’s historic architecture.
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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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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