DULUTH | Extreme western neighborhoods (Gary, New Duluth, Pleasant View)

[tvdxer]

Some pictures of the western edge of Duluth (Gary and New Duluth), taken in November 2005:

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Covered Bridge, Oliver, WI - Duluth, MN by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Serene View by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Crossing the Bridge, 2005 by tvdxer, on Flickr

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After the Bridge by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Quiet Bus Shelter by tvdxer, on Flickr

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New Duluth Residential Neighborhood by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Welcome to Gary - New Duluth, Duluth, MN by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Foundry Entrance by tvdxer, on Flickr

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New Duluth Residential Neighborhood by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Pugilisi Gun Emporium and Congress Bar, 2005 by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Gary Fire Station by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Hugo's Pizza by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Vietnamese Lotus Inn by tvdxer, on Flickr

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"Downtown" Gary - New Duluth by tvdxer, on Flickr

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MN 23 between Gary - New Duluth and Morgan Park by tvdxer, on Flickr

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Pleasant View Mobile Home Park, 2005 by tvdxer, on Flickr

[srsmn]

Duluth has a really cool, old gritty feel. It's easy to forget with the economy on the upswing up there how hard hit it was by the recession in the 70's and 80's. Your pics capture that well.

Also, I think people tend to think of Duluth as sort of "white bread, podunk nowhere." Reality is it's been a magnet for immigrants for so long and continues to be-- easy to get good ethnic food from all over the world up there...

[vid]

The grit looks nice, but I imagine it is a very depressing place to live. It's a good reminder that my poor neighbourhood in Thunder Bay isn't the most hard-up place on Lake Superior.

[CincyBearcats]

Is the economy really that bad in Duluth? Seems like it has seen better days.

[djrules5454]

Originally Posted by CincyBearcats

Is the economy really that bad in Duluth? Seems like it has seen better days.

In those neighborhoods, it's been that way for several years. I'd imagine it's even worse now, with those pictures all having been taken back in 2005, before the 2007/2008 crash.

I was wondering why it looked exactly like I remembered it, then I noticed you said that these pictures were taken in 2005, which was the last year I actually had reasons to go to the Gary and New Duluth neighborhoods. They definitely have seen better days.