Denfeld (Duluth)

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The Denfeld neighborhood is located within the West Duluth district of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It consists mostly of closely spaced single-family residential homes, although a fair number of such houses have an area within the domicile registered as a rental unit. There are also a number of stores and businesses in the neighborhood concentrated along Grand Avenue.

The city of Duluth, overlooking Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota has several distinct neighborhoods.

West Duluth refers to an official neighborhood district in the west–central part of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

Duluth, Minnesota City in Minnesota, United States

Duluth is a major port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Saint Louis County. Duluth has a population of 85,884 and is the 4th largest city in Minnesota. It is the 2nd largest city on Lake Superior, after Thunder Bay, Ontario. It has the largest metropolitan area on the lake, with a population of 279,771 in 2010, the second-largest in the state.

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40th Avenue West, one of the neighborhood's main streets, leading to Hermantown and the Miller Hill area of Duluth. Denfeld homes.jpg
40th Avenue West, one of the neighborhood's main streets, leading to Hermantown and the Miller Hill area of Duluth.

The Denfeld neighborhood, according to the city's map, is bounded by West 8th Street until Central Avenue; by Central Avenue until its intersection with Grand Avenue; Grand Avenue, until it crosses 46th Avenue West; and a divide near the Interstate 35 freeway until the railroad tracks near Carlton Street, the classic dividing-point between West Duluth and rival neighborhood Lincoln Park.

Interstate 35 (I-35) is a north–south Interstate Highway that stretches from Laredo, Texas, to Duluth, Minnesota. In the US state of Minnesota, I-35 enters from Iowa and heads north toward the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. South of the metropolitan area, I-35 splits into two branches; I-35E runs through St. Paul and I-35W through Minneapolis. These two branches rejoin north of the Twin Cities, and the highway continues north to Duluth, where it terminates at Minnesota Highway 61 (MN 61).

Lincoln Park (Duluth) neighborhood in the city of Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Lincoln Park is one of the larger neighborhoods in the city of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

Duluth Denfeld High School serves most of West Duluth; six neighborhoods farther to the west; and both Lincoln Park and Piedmont Heights to the east; and is an architectural icon of the neighborhood.

Denfeld High School

Duluth Denfeld High School, also known as Denfeld High School, is one of two high schools in Duluth, Minnesota, along with Duluth East as of 2011 after the closure of Duluth Central and the previous closing of Morgan Park HS in 1982. Serving over 1000 students from grades nine to twelve, Denfeld High School has become a West Duluth landmark. The school is known for its architecture, including a historic auditorium and a 120-foot clock tower visible from Grand Avenue.

Piedmont Heights is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

Adjacent neighborhoods

The Cody neighborhood is located within the West Duluth district of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

The Oneota neighborhood is located within the West Duluth district of Duluth, Minnesota, United States. The neighborhood was named for the prehistoric Oneota Native American culture.

The Spirit Valley neighborhood and business district is located within the West Duluth district of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

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Coordinates: 46°43′55″N92°10′52″W / 46.7319°N 92.1811°W / 46.7319; -92.1811 [1]

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References

  1. Spirit Valley/Denfield/Norton Park, Duluth, MN. Google Earth. Retrieved 2011-03-14.