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Berkeley's initial public library building, funded by a Carnegie grant in 1903, was designed by John Galen Howard, the Beaux Arts architect of the University of California. The library's expansion requests in 1913 and the subsequent voter-approved library building tax in 1921 and 1925 foreshadowed its need for growth.
On July 22, 2022, a 55-year-old man died after striking construction equipment on the Duluth-bound section of the bridge with his SUV at around 7:50 PM. [9]On January 9, 2017, Duluth native Mark Anderson lost control of his Ford Ranger and plunged over the side of the Eastbound approach to the main span, falling 30–40 feet to the Port Terminal below.
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The downtown area contains a number of historical buildings, many of them dating to the city's peak days in the late 19th century and early 20th. These include the Historic Old Central High School (now the administrative offices of Duluth Public Schools), the NorShor Theatre, and the Duluth Depot (now a museum), among many others. Newly ...
In 1980, a new Duluth Public Library building opened at 520 W. Superior Street. At this time, library services moved from the previous location, the Duluth's Carnegie library built in 1902 . [ 2 ] Architect Gunnar Birkerts designed the new building. [ 3 ]
The Bong Bridge is one of three bridges connecting Duluth and Superior. A through-arch bridge downstream from the Bong -- the John A. Blatnik Bridge-- carries Interstate 535 (I-535) over the water. The third bridge is the Oliver Bridge, which connects the Gary – New Duluth neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota with the village of Oliver ...
Duluth: 1917 Carnegie library reflecting the evolving emphasis of the Carnegie Foundation and Duluth Public Library on branch libraries and providing services in working-class neighborhoods. [95] 82: Lincoln School Building: Lincoln School Building: November 28, 1978 : 225 1st Street N.
The library opened on April 19, 1902. [7] The Duluth Public Library was the first of three Carnegie libraries to open in Duluth, followed by the West Duluth Branch Library in 1912 and the Lincoln Branch Library in 1917. [7] [11] In 1927, an addition was built at the rear of this library to house additional book stacks and other facilities. [2]