Ice covered remains of burned Fargusson building at 402-404 west Superior street; signs for where all building tenants moved to; Schiller; G. R. Kimball; see also 720.2 and 735.2
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is an original picture, taken by Wilize (?) at the time, showing the ruins of Gladstone Hall, Red Wing, after the building had collapsed under the heft of 3 or 4 feet of heavy snow. The picture was gotten from W. S. Scott, Red Wing, Minn., in June, 1933. Note that Bush Street is covered and completely blockaded by stone and snow. (B. Eide)
Storefronts include: A. C. Daley shoes, Jacob Frey Meat Market, George Cowing Hardware and Thomas Agern saloon. Image includes groups of men and children, a bicycle and carriage.
Street scene, looking southwest from the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Court Street. Image includes two men standing outside business and a man standing along side delivery carriage.
A view down Main Street. A pool hall, general store, storehouse, harness shop, Town Hall and Saloon, restaurant, barber shop, First State Bank, and meat market visible.
City Drug Store, South Front Street, with Doctor McMahan's Office, five men, and horse and buggy. Caption on back reads, "James Ray Tinkcom, who arrived in Mankato in 1856, operated the City Drug Store. Mr. Tinkcom studied medicine in New York before coming to Mankato and he later undertook the manufacture of certain medicines. The City Drug Store was located on the corner of Front and Hickory Streets. In the photograph above, a sign at the top of the stairway carried the name of Dr. William McMahan. It is believed the man standing at the top of the stairs is Dr. McMahan. In 1856 four doctors, Dr. Moses R. Wickersham, Dr. William R. McMahan, Dr. William F. Lewis and Dr. A. G. Dornberg, arrived in Mankato and opened offices."
Holmes Street in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). Businesses included in image is from left to right, Catholic Church, Minnesota Hotel, Golden Rule, Record, and the Courthouse.
This postcard shows a view of buildings on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Visible structures include the Masonic Hall building, Satory's Drug Store, Schleuder's Jewelry Store, and Dick's Clothing Store.
W.H. McCart, "The Tall Drayman," unloading lumber for Reid and Wackman in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). The weight of this load was 9400 pounds.
Christmas lights in downtown Duluth on Superior Street looking east from Third Avenue West in 1957. The 1932 built, Art Deco style, Medical Arts building is at the far right. Odd, there is no snow.
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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.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Looking east from Michigan street and Sixth Avenue West. The Union Depot is at the right. Hotel Columbia is across the street with its awnings extended.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Downtown from about tenth avenue west looking east; Superior street; street railway car barn; Spalding; horse drawn streetcar; double streetcar tracks; people; coal docks; Kelley Island Lime and Transfer; see 332
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Winter scene with horse drawn sleighs and a row of businesses. The third building down is Dr. Trutna's office and the fourth building is the Silver Lake Pharmacy.
The intersection of Third Avenue West and Second Street of downtown Duluth. The YMCA was organized in Duluth in 1882, and this building built in 1916. The YMCA building held offices of the American Bible Society and the Duluth Council of Churches.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This is a view of Seventy First Avenue West and Grand Avenue. The Fairmont Park loop allows streetcars to turn around. Fairmont Park is home to the Duluth zoo. At the far right is a neighborhood grocery store.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of second avenue west and Superior street buildings on upper side of street; pedestrians; streetcar; George A. Gray Company became Wahl department store
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Sherwood building is at 318-320 West First Street. William C. Sherwood and Company real estate offices were on the first floor in the 1920s. The Sherwood building was at this address as early as 1911.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Cody Hotel 332 Central Avenue frame three-story building with brownstone details between first and second story; Captain Forrest Maloney proprietor; fire escape; awnings tied back; Cody Hotel Buffet, Duluth's Brewing and Malting Company's Beer; window displays; signs El Roi-Tan Perfect Cigars; Buffet; J. H. Erickson Tailor; Men's Furnishings; barber pole; men; fire hydrant
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
National Iron Company was at Fiftieth Avenue West and Ramsey Street. From 1898, it designed and manufactured heavy machinery and structural steel. It employed 190 workers in 1916 with a payroll of $96,000.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Block of 214-220 West Michigan Street. The Commerce building is 214-220 West Michigan. The Nelson's Indoor Golf School and John Boshart Paper Company are in the Commerce.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Lyric Block is how Duluthians refer to the entire block of upper Superior Street where the Lyric Theater was located. The theater was razed in the mid-1970s, but it is fondly remembered as a huge and richly appointed vaudeville house that became a movie theater.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Lowell building at 29-33 East Superior Street, also called the Pastoret Stenson block, was gutted by fire on March 17, 1930: four people were killed in the apartments on the upper floors. The top three floors were removed, and the remaining building stood until demolished in 1999. A replica stands at the spot today. This Oliver Traphagen designed building was built in 1888.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Lowell building at 29-33 East Superior Street, also called the Pastoret Stenson block, was gutted by fire on March 17, 1930: four people were killed in the apartments on the upper floors. The top three floors were removed, and the remaining building stood until demolished in 1999. A replica stands at the spot today. This Oliver Traphagen designed building was built in 1888.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The corner building is the 1888 Lowell block or the Pastoret Stenson block after the fire that resulted in removal of the top stories . The taller building next door with the Kodak sign at 3 West Superior Street was designed by Oliver Traphagen and built in 1883 as the Bell and Esters bank building.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Hugh McKenzie was a principal Duluth photographer. McKenzie's studio was in this Seip Building or Smith Building 101 West Superior on the northwest corner. It was the last frame building in the main business district on Superior Street when it was torn down in 1926.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Freimuth's was at the corner of Lake Avenue and West Superior Street. In 1900 the address of the dry goods store of Ignatz Freimuth was given as 2-10 West Superior Street. It was razed May, 1968.
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University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections