Duluth Denfeld Class of 1961 - Photos of Duluth Pre 1940
Pictures in Gallery: 241
Over 24 pages of photos were lost. Although I have the photo's on file I do not have the dates, sources or appropriate narratives. We will start this section over and I will try to do a few a week with the necessary information and sources.
William Rogers had the current Skyline Parkway named after him in 1894 because he located the roadway, engineered the construction and supervised the building of the road. I am not sure when the ro...
Metropolitan Opera House, Opened in 1902 and closed in 1908 to make room for the Soo Line Depot.
The Opera house was never a success partially due to its location at 616 West Michigan Street which...
Ad for the Decker Brewery in 1869, this brewery, the first in Duluth was sold twice and became Fitger's Brewery. The Decker family also were market farmers and the Decker road which connected...
Duluth Woolen Mills manufactured the Duluth Mackinaw that became a fashion rage in 1914. Originally manufactured for the lumberjacks this warm and water proof coat became popular and was even...
Duluth's actress Dorothy Arnold married Joe DiMaggio in 1939. They had a son Joe the III and were divorced in 1944 when Joe DiMaggio was serving in the Army.
1909 map of what is now canal park shows our historic past. The area in Red are the homes in Duluth's 'Tenderloin' or Red Light District. The house labeled FB stand for female boarding ...
Arrowhead Bridge 1930, The toll bridge was built in 1927 and opened to the public on July 16th. Toll was dropped in 1963 and the bridge was closed in 1985.being replaced by the Bong bridge. &...
Duluth Boat Club, built in 1886 between 6th and 7th Ave. W. About where the stage in Festival Park is located today. The boat club moved to MN point at 10th street in 1903. Zenith Web Site.
