Sacrilege.  That church was an integral part of the urban fabric which defines the Morgan Park neighbourhood.  Planning law is seriously deficient if it's devoid of any conservation statutes that protect and maintain the form and fabric of the cityscape.  The demolition of the church has damaged the urban morphology of all of Duluth by further fractioning its visual and functional cohesion.

City planning mumbo jumbo aside, that was a lovely and unusual church built of the best construction and it had aesthetic qualities.  Why are people building new houses of worship that resemble sheds on West Arrowhead Road instead of recycling these beautiful old ones?

One can argue the financial implications of declining congregations and rising costs to maintain empty churches but what price do we put on our heritage and our history?

Europe would be a very different place were it not for its ancient churches, chapels and cathedrals.  

For shame on the decision makers of this travesty!