Perfect Duluth Day

What was the WEBC Traffic Tower?

According to the Duluth News Tribune, this WEBC Traffic Tower was located in a glass enclosure on the roof of the building on the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue West and Superior Street.

That puts it where the Maurices headquarters is today. Does anyone know more about this building or why there would need to be a traffic tower in our little town? This was long before I-35, but still …

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