Wish I knew who the people were crossing the street in the old photo.

Very awesome.

Agreed. These posts are awesome, Paul. Thanks.

Whenever I look at a comparison of streets, I wonder if the people 100 years ago would be disappointed with our "overgrown" trees now. I mean, I look at old Duluth and think it looks scalped. But people were so interested in Conquering the Wilderness, then. They wanted to tame it and bring it under control in a Great Civilization. 

So, would our modern Duluth--with forest regrown in some places, tall tansy and ghost parks like the forgotten park up above the West End--be seen as a regression to them? Would Duluthians of 100 years ago see us collectively as lazy bastards who don't mow enough? Who let the trees grow too wild and cover too much in front of the house?