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Published January 31, 2010, 12:00 AM

Photo gallery: Enger Tower

The Duluth landmark is in need of repair


Enger Tower, sitting atop a hill that overlooks Duluth, was built in 1939. (File / News Tribune)

  • Enger Tower, sitting atop a hill that overlooks Duluth, was built in 1939. (File / News Tribune)
  • This button was printed to commemorate the occasion when Prince Olaf of Norway dedicated Enger Tower in Duluth in 1939. (Courtesy Tim Kaiser)
  • Prince Olaf of Norway (behind the WEBC sign) attends the dedication ceremony of Enger Tower in 1939. (Northeaster Minnesota Historical Center)
  • A white ribbon hung on Enger Tower shows support to save Duluth's air base in 1981. (Charles Curtis / News Tribune)
  • A worker fixes up the outside of Enger Tower in May 1980. (Charles Curtis / News Tribune)
  • Ruth Richardson lends a hand to Fred Schneider as they fix up Enger Tower in 1980. (Charles Curtis / News Tribune)
  • Fred Schneider is seen working on Enger Tower in 1980, the railyards and highways of Duluth visible behind him. (Charles Curtis / News Tribune)
  • Enger Tower is lit up at night, glowing from within, its green beacon light up top. (Dennis O'Hara / NorthernImages.com)
  • A broken stone block needs repair or replacement in the base of Enger Tower. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Rocks are missing or broken at the base of Enger Tower. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Graffiti is painted along a wall at the top level of Enger Tower. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A broken wall on one side of the steps leading to Enger Tower is in need of repair. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Broken masonry (left) and pigeon droppings mark the stairwell of Enger Tower. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Aaron Wehking, 14, of Morris, Minn., takes in the view from Enger Tower in August 2009. The St. Louis River is visible below. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Skyline Parkway hasn’t had an extensive cleanup in more than 10 years, according to organizers. (File / News Tribune)
  • Eric Rush (left) and Mike Tusken, both with the Duluth Police Department, eat lunch beside a mural of Enger Tower. The mural is in the Duluth City Hall cafe and was created by Terri Wickett. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Lights were arranged in the shape of Enger Tower at Bentleyville for the Christmas display in Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park in 2009. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • In 2001, Steve Gonser, president of what was then called Bananaz, and Vivian Sylvester, the general manager, look over the nine-hole miniature golf area that features a replica of Enger Tower on the 9th hole. The Canal Park business is now called Thrillz. (Charles Curtis / News Tribune)