Bygones: St. Luke's opened new Duluth hospital in 1925

Black and white photo of four beds in a room with animals on the wallpaper. — Shown here is one of the three four-bed wards for convalescent children, located on the fifth floor of the north wing of St. Luke's hospital upon its opening in January 1925. Adjoining is a large playroom and promenade roof for children who are not bedridden.

By Barrett Chase

January 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM

News-Tribune, Jan. 28, 1925

St. Luke's new million-dollar hospital will officially open to the public this weekend. Thousands of Duluthians are expected to tour the structure.

News-Tribune, Jan. 28, 1955

Low bids totaling $2,566,918.40 for the construction of a St. Mary's Hospital addition were received by the hospital advisory board.

News-Tribune & Herald, Jan. 28, 1985

Low prices for relatively new houses are attracting the interest of dozens of retired couples to Babbitt and Silver Bay, where real estate prices have fallen drastically since Reserve Mining Co. began laying off workers several years ago. The average price of a home in Babbitt is now $13,600.

News Tribune, Jan. 28, 2005

Residents of Gilbert lined up at a City Council meeting to protest the flashy name chosen for this year's July tourist festival that borrows a dim page from the mining town's history: Gilbert Whorehouse Days.

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