Buildings
The downtown area contains a number of historical buildings, many of them dating to the city's peak days in the late 19th century and early 20th. These include the Romanesque Revival (Old) Central High School building (now the administrative offices of Duluth's school district), the Duluth Opera House, and the Union Depot (now a museum), among many others. Newly constructed ones are less common than older edifices, although some large newer buildings such as the Tech Village are present.
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—Margaret Halsey (b. 1910)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)