These are 1970's pictures taken of the old building we lived in at 5220 Ramsey St in Duluth, MN from about 1955 to 1958. At the time, the downstairs corner unit that appears boarded was our neighborhood grocery store. Oh yeah ! ! Remember penny candy? The first doorway you see to the left of the store leads to the upstairs apartments above the store. The second doorway to the left is the two floor apartment we lived in.
The building still stands today, although it's future is in jeopardy due to deterioration. It's the same old story. The preservationists want it to stay up as a historic landmark and the progressives want it to come down and make room for something more profitable.
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June 2004 update
The building has been plowed under. The progressives have won. They have another vacant lot.
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