Photo: #Park Terrace, a grand Victorian townhouse, is pictured in this undated photo provided by the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center.
Photo: #Tony Dierckins is co-author of "Lost Duluth: Landmarks, Industries, Buildings, Homes, and the Neighborhoods in Which They Stood."
Photo: #Park Terrace was a grand Victorian brownstone townhouse that overlooked downtown Duluth and the harbor. It was built by the Myers Brothers Company in 1890. Today just the ruins remain.
Photo: #Built in 1890, Park Terrace was a grand Victorian brownstone townhouse that overlooked downtown Duluth and the harbor. Park Terrace was demolished in 1936. Today just the staircases and foundation remain, largely overgrown with grass and bushes. The site is now called "Myer's Park."
Photo: #The ruins of Park Terrace, one of the buildings featured in a new book called "Lost Duluth."

Remembering some of Duluth's lost architecture

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio
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DULUTH, Minn. — Architectural historians will tell you that Minneapolis has torn down a number of lovely historic buildings over the decades. St. Paul has done a bit better in preserving it's history.

In Duluth many historic buildings, from the Temple Opera House to the Glass Block Department Store, have fallen victim to fire or the wrecking ball. There's a new book that celebrates the Twin Ports buildings that have been lost to time. It's called "Lost Duluth" researched and written by Maryann Norton and Tony Dierckins.

Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer met Dierckins at the ruins of Park Terrace, to discuss the lost buildings featured in the book.

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