Pier B

[beykite]

Pier B Resort Set To Break Ground
By KBJR News 1

DULUTH,MN---A vacant cement terminal may seem like that last place to house a resort and condominiums, but developers are planning to revitalize the old LaFarge cement plant, also known as Pier B.

DEDA met with developers today about approving the process to move forward.

DEDA members are giving developers and investors the green light on the Pier B development plan... [continue]

It'll be interesting to see what the renderings show for this site. Although it's a bit dated there is an interesting PowerPoint of the bayfront development on Duluth's website here. I like the idea of the reuse of the old cement factory but I hope they have more planned than just more hotels and shops... I still personally think it'd be cool if Duluth had a little amusement park, similar to something like what Excelsior had back in the day.

[Aville_37]

Something like Navy Pier, but not as corny would be cool.

[fotoapparatic]

Wow, looks like some amazing ideas. I would love to see the Canal Park kind of feeling just extend down the water front...

[MNdible]

Georgia Pacific just announced they're shutting down their plant just to the west of the site (known as "Superwood" to us olde-timers). That's a lot more land potentially in play, and also would remove an unattractive neighbor.

Oh, and it also puts a couple hundred people out of high-paying jobs.