A view of Raleigh Street from Fifty Seventh Avenue West facing east. The North Pole Bar is at 506 Raleigh Street. Moline Inc. is in the background at 114 South Central Avenue. Moline was a manufacturer of bakery equipment.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This local business at 4702 Grand Avenue began as Diamond Calk Horse Shoe in 1907 by Otto Swanstrom the inventor of the "diamond calks" in 1900. The plant was sold in the 1980s. In 1994, the last workers vacated. The building was razed in 1996.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Looking down Fourth Avenue West from Fourth Street in downtown Duluth. The 16-story Alworth building constructed in a record nine months in 1909-1910 is the tall building at the left. It is at 306 West Superior Street. The 1932 built Medical Arts building is in the middle of the photograph at 324 West Superior Street.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This building was the First Avenue Hotel and also the Samps Hotel. It is located at 251 South First Avenue East. The name St. Croix Avenue was changed to South First Avenue East in 1912. Today it is called Canal Park Drive .
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Giant Discount store was located at 2101 West Superior Street. 2103 West Superior was the location of the Young Old Timers Club, Nelson Knitting Mills was at 2105 West Superior.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Elliott Meat began operations in 1893 when Hiram Riddle Elliott (died 1938) and Warren Mendenhall bought out the packing company of J. B. Sutphin and G. F. Swift. They renamed the firm and handled a full line of beef, pork, lamb, veal, processed ham and bacon. For 91 years thousands of people drew paychecks at Elliott's. Owner Dudley Smith closed the plant July 27, 1984, putting 100 people out of work.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lake Avenue is perpendicular to Superior Street in downtown Duluth. Lake Avenue runs up and down the hillside. In Duluth, you are either directed "up the hill" or "down the hill", "away from the Lake" or "toward the Lake." Lake Superior is the primary fixture we orient people to. Lake Avenue is the road that leads you to the Aerial Lift Bridge. When you have crossed the bridge you are on South Lake Avenue on Minnesota Point. The businesses on South Lake Avenue in Canal Park are the businesses "below" Superior Street en route to the Bridge. Many of the buildings on South Lake Avenue are original frame or brick and stone buildings dating from the 1870s and 1880s. The little frame building at the right in the foreground of this photograph is 241-243 South Lake Avenue, the Standard Salt and Cement Company. Across the avenue is General Electric Supply Company at 244-246 South Lake Avenue. The board walk is still functioning. The Coast-to-Coast Stores bought the Duluth division of Marshall-Wells-Kelley How-Thomson Company in 1958, which ended the Duluth Marshall-Wells hardware firm's operation. The sign is not fibbing, Marshall-Wells was in fact the world's largest wholesale hardware company.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Elliott Meat began operations in 1893 when Hiram Riddle Elliott (died 1938) and Warren Mendenhall bought out the packing company of J. B. Sutphin and G. F. Swift. They renamed the firm and handled a full line of beef, pork, lamb, veal, processed ham and bacon. For 91 years thousands of people drew paychecks at Elliott's. Owner Dudley Smith closed the plant July 27, 1984, putting 100 people out of work. Rear view of plant.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The brewery was started in 1896. It was located at Twenty-ninth Avenue West and Helm Street or 231 South Twenty-ninth Avenue West. It was owned by Charles Meeske, Reiner Hoch, and E. N. Breitung. The malting plant was added in 1900, and other expansions in 1905 and 1911. After 1933 it produced Karlsbrau beer. It closed in the 1960's.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
These railroad tracks are parallel to Lake Superior which is not visible at the far right. Superior Street is at the far left with an edge of the brick Minnesota Power electric company's substation building showing at Fifteenth Avenue West. Superwood Corporation hardboard manufacturers is at the right and appears to be in front of the Huron Portland Cement silos. Garfield is at about Sixteenth Avenue West behind you at you look at this shot. Superwood is at Fourteenth Avenue West and Waterfront and the Huron Portland cement silo at Ninth Avenue West and waterfront.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Grand Avenue Intersection at Central Avenue; looking south on Central Avenue across Grand; Fifty-fifth (Central is Fifty-fifth) and Grand Avenue; gas stations; signs; cars; trucks; Farmer Outlet produce 416 North Central Avenue; Pioneer National bank 331 North Central Avenue; Sam's Pizza 403 North Central Avenue; Northern Pacific Railroad tracks; Zenith Furnace now Interlake Iron is in distance at Fifty-Eighth Avenue west; truck; traffic
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Grand Avenue Intersection at Central Avenue; looking west on Grand Avenue; Fifty-fifth (Central is Fifty-fifth) and Grand Avenue; gas stations; signs; cars; trucks; traffic; streetlights; Dahlberg Paint 5501 Grand Avenue; Angus Barber Shop; liquor stores; Bridgeman's at 5517 Grand Avenue was one of many in Duluth; Dave's Auto Parts 5514 Grand Avenue; Gershgol's Economy Markets Incorporated a grocery store
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; view of streets looking east; Grand Avenue and Cody street; cars; truck; Phillips 66 gas station; Empress coffee building in center at 4832 Grand Avenue; Denfeld clock tower at left; Enger tower on the hilltop
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth Street view; looking south on Central Avenue across Grand; Fifty-fifth (Central is Fifty-fifth) and Grand Avenue; gas stations; signs; cars; trucks; Farmer Outlet produce 416 North Central Avenue; Pioneer National bank 331 North Central Avenue; Sam's Pizza 403 North Central Avenue; Northern Pacific Railroad tracks (NY Ry); Zenith Furnace became Interlake Iron is in distance at Fifty-eighth Avenue west
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; fifty-sixth Avenue west and Cody Street; 601 North fifty-sixth Avenue west at Cody; Bell Brothers Funeral Home fleet of hearses and staff; garages; glass block construction; vehicles; businessmen; undertakers; morticians
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The north side of the 5700 block of Grand Avenue in West Duluth. Businesses include Ben Franklin, Peggy Ann's Shop, James O. Andersen Pharmacy, and the Doric Theatre (closed).
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
On the morning of May 3, 1959, crowds along the north pier of the Duluth Ship Canal salute the arrival of the British-registered merchant vessel Ramon de Larrinaga, the first upbound ship to traverse the newly opened St. Lawrence Seaway. The ship loaded grain at the Peavey and Cargill elevators before departing for Montreal and a voyage across the North Atlantic.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Winter view of the remnants of the Whitney Brothers rock crushing business that stand in Lake Superior off the shore at Canal Park near the Aerial lift bridge. William A. Whitney and E. Harvey Whitney of Superior, Wisconsin, had a sand and gravel processing business. The largest concrete form was the dredging or crushing building. The structure was built in 1919. A tunnel ran from the building to Minnesota Point. There was a conveyor belt and railroad spur adjacent to the concrete building. Sand from the Apostle Islands and gravel from Grand Marais were carried to Duluth on a small vessel named LIMIT. There was also a tug the WILLIAM A. WHITNEY.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Oreck's ladies clothing store was established by the Oreckovsky family whose name was shortened to Oreck. Members of the family ran the business into the 1980s.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Bridgeman-Russell was founded in 1888, and incorporated in 1903 by Duluthian Henry Bridgeman. Newell Francis Russell was born on a farm near Rush City, Minnesota in 1869. There were a number of Bridgeman ice cream stores in Duluth. This building is at 16 West First Street.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Roy E. Halvorson grew dwarf spruce trees that he harvested, spray painted, and distributed green, white, and silver Christmas trees in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. The business ran from 1929 to 1975.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Roy E. Halvorson grew dwarf spruce trees that he harvested, spray painted, and distributed green, white, and silver Christmas trees in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. The business ran from 1929 to 1975.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Roy E. Halvorson grew dwarf spruce trees that he harvested, spray painted, and distributed green, white, and silver Christmas trees in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. The business ran from 1929 to 1975.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Roy E. Halvorson grew dwarf spruce trees that he harvested, spray painted, and distributed green, white, and silver Christmas trees in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. The business ran from 1929 to 1975.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Roy E. Halvorson grew dwarf spruce trees that he harvested, spray painted, and distributed green, white, and silver Christmas trees in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. The business ran from 1929 to 1975.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Roy E. Halvorson grew dwarf spruce trees that he harvested, spray painted, and distributed green, white, and silver Christmas trees in the United States, Canada, Central and South America. The business ran from 1929 to 1975.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections