1953 Map of Duluth

About this map

Minnesota Point and the Ship Canal define the gateway to the Duluth waterfront, where the city's mid-century industrial and educational growth is clearly documented. Purple photorevisions from 1969 and 1975 highlight the physical expansion of the University of Minnesota Duluth Branch and the modernization of transit corridors like the Skyline Parkway. The map illustrates a dense network of local institutions, from the St. Scholastica College campus to several denominational schools and cemeteries including Adas Israel Cem and Tifereth Israel Cem. North and east of the urban core, neighborhoods like Lester Park and Hunters Park are carved into the terrain by the Lester River and Amity Creek, while the lakefront is characterized by significant infrastructure such as the Coast Guard Sta and Naval Reserve Sta serving Superior Bay.