Early vision for the DECC, 1962
May 23, 1962
The previous post featured photos from the opening of the Arena-Auditorium (later the DECC) in 1966.
Also found in those files was this photo, which ran in the News-Tribune on May 23, 1962, showing an early vision for the arena-auditorium complex:
Examining a model of Duluth's proposed arena-auditorium building complex and site are George Barnum Jr., left, finance chairman of the Citizens Advisory Arena-Auditorium Committee, and William S. Johnson, site chairman. Johnson built the model, which will be on displaay at a committee meeting tonight. (Earl Johnson / News-Tribune)
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So this model was home-built, and not a professionally designed concept. I'm assuming Mr. Johnson constructed it to spur further discussion about the project. Here's a close-up look:
The proposed arena is the large building with the spiky features sticking out the top. To the left are buildings labeled "auditorium" and "little theater."
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The photo is taken in an office located in a building, if I had to take a guess, somewhere around the corner of Superior Street and Fifth Avenue West. But I'm not sure. There are a few clues visible in the background, including this hotel sign (it kind of looks like the one on the Holland Hotel in this post :
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Also visible, a sign for the "Dutch Coffee Room" (there may be another word, not visible, before Dutch):
I tried to find "Dutch Coffee Room in a 1961 city directory, with no luck.
Can any of you figure out where this photo was taken? Go to the News Tribune Attic and post a comment.
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- Andrew Krueger
