On This Date in Minnesota History: September 24

September 24, 1971 – The Duluth-Superior High Bridge, which connects Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., was dedicated as the John A. Blatnik Bridge on this date.

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part3.pdf

John A. Blatnik Bridge¹

Anyone remember Goldfine’s By The Bridge?

The Goldfine’s Department Store in 1962, an expansion made possible by the razing of the Garfield Ave. Residential District to make way for the High Bridge, later renamed the Blatnick Bridge. The store closed in 1979 and the building was later home to Goodwill Industries. (Image: Jeff Lemke, Twin Ports Rail History.)<sup>2

1</sup>http://photorator.com/photo/22414/the-john-a-blatnick-bridge-connecting-duluth-mn-and-superior-wi-

²http://zenithcity.com/zenith-city-history-archives/duluths-development/garfield-ave/3/

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