1953 Map of Duluth

About this map

Minnesota Point stretches across the mouth of the harbor, defining the boundary between Superior Bay and the open waters of Lake Superior. This 1953 survey captures the city of Duluth during a period of significant institutional growth, as evidenced by the expanding campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth Branch and the prominent St Scholastica College. The map reveals a densely organized urban core giving way to residential neighborhoods like Woodland and Hunters Park, while the industrial and maritime character of the waterfront is anchored by the Ship Canal and the tracks of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range railroad.