Old World Central High School in Duluth, MN (1892)

The first high-school in Duluth, MN. Built in less than one year! #history #oldworld #mudflood #castle

[@micheleperronphd7159]

Apparently, we must have had flying horses that did not need water or food either.

[@ArchesandColumns]

Best comment yet! So true!

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Beautiful building. Not many high schools that are this impressive.

[@julietaillefer906]

We were just in Duluth last weekend. I had a feeling their was something special about a lot of the buildings there. Thank you for the confirmation!!!!

[@hippyshake29]

An incredible building!! 😊

[@randyhaight1617]

Ha!...Right; Loved It, Entirely!...ThanX 4 Sharing! Blessing, r.j.

[@oldworldex]

It's amazing they didn't tear this down in the 60s. It sticks out like a sore thumb in their narrative. thanks for presenting it to us!

[@jimdahmen9283]

It is not looking like a sore thumb...rather, the central masterpiece overlooking Lake Superior and the Old downtown area of Duluth...if you think our high school looks like a sore thumb, check out the "new" Essentia facility which obliterates the city! How can anyone tear down historical architecture which we from Duluth cherish and admire. My graduating class was 1961 and I remember going to the All Classes reunion...thrilling to meet oldsters and hear their stories...now I am an oldster!

[@natewilson111]

​@@jimdahmen9283 They dont think it looks like a sore thumb, only that city officials in the 60's usually tore down beautiful old architecture. (I'm from Minneapolis where the destroyed amazing architecture to put up depressing brutalist buildings 😢)

[@brucewatkins7163]

I worked in this incredible building from the fall of 1999 to the fall 2004. It was an amazing building. Can not fathom what it looked like when new!!! (Bruce Watkins)

[@kateemma-]

Precision engineering, the stone with the brickwork, amazing detailing as well.

[@NitwitMN]

Your exuberance is contagious. Very nice. Receive our thanks

[@ArchesandColumns]

Thank you, sir!

[@kallanstedje5133]

One of my favorite buildings in Duluth! I miss the tolling of the clocktower 🔔 Thank you for highlighting the cornerstone date and the sandstone cobblestones of 2nd Ave E too! Those cobblestone streets are still beneath many streets in downtown but are removed during major road reconstruction. I never noticed the 9 looking like 2 before but that is distinct. Looks like a redoux!

[@user-fv5ms4sz8e]

True expert craftsmanship in the stonework. I like how the clock is giving the appearance of a grand clock one would find in an upper class residence or prominent building. I especially like the care taken to build the stairs leading to the front door. Everything about this building is exquisite, classy, and pride. We should all be glad that it's not demolished. It would be nice to see such magnificent places given new life. This would make a nice administration building for a college or maritime academy.

[@sib923]

Absolutely astounding.

[@theyrekrnations8990]

Thanks for taking the time to do this. I was looking into this and some other buildings in old Duluth(what's left) most of the cool older world bldg's have dates on the aprox 1890 1910. The Masonic hall just kitty corner and the old Fire station also kitty corner. So I tried to look up construction Photos of the High school and there was only one that i could find on the internet and it is of them working on the roof only . Nothing else. Maybe the historical society has more info ....

[@ArchesandColumns]

That's the 1 photo of it's "construction". I know the one you are referring to. There are water stains on the brick work and a "vanilla sky".

[@theyrekrnations8990]

@@ArchesandColumns Yes , funny how many of these old photos are prob photo shopped and have double exposures and so on with the vanilla skies. No construction photo of the rest of the building only the roof

[@ownrc]

@@ArchesandColumnswhat do you think they are hiding?

[@colindevine3233]

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE , TOTAL MASTERPIECE IN STONE !!! :)

[@colindevine3233]

WHERE DID WE GO WRONG ???

[@ArchesandColumns]

Couldn't agree more!

[@lisaroriguez4196]

This had excellent footage. I was trying to figure out where the water came from causing this to be burried then "established" or "founded." You could see beyond the clocktower the angle the buildings were covered as the roads travelled unnaturally uphill. The final pictures of cobble brick road may have been the answer. If water came in bringing soil and debris that flooded and covered this area then it would have receded in to what I presume is one of the great lakes. There must potentially be an enoromous amount of artifacts at the bottom as it would have redeposited as it flowed back out. I agree with the 1821 switch to 1892. I believe that happend quite often. Thank-you for the documentation.

[@tkenben]

There are similar gargoyles at Duluth Denfeld High School. According to wikipedia, that school's stone carver also did some carving on Old Central High School. Really, the remarkable thing to me about the architecture of Old Central is the fact it is built on one of the steepest hillsides of the city.

[@1daydecorating]

Wow! What a beauty! There is a building, probably many, in Ione, Ca, called the Preston Castle, that has this similar look.

[@ArchesandColumns]

Let me guess, supposedly built in 1890-93??

[@krisharju8093]

Fantastic 💥🙌

[@jasnjakechatham8339]

Nice thank you

[@monk43012]

I graduated from Central in 1968; jokenly known as ALCATRAZ to the studenrs. Would love to have another full day in that building as an adult. Even as a student I always loved the architecture of the buiding.

[@billbright1755]

Things were so much more beautiful back then.

[@davidwayne68]

We are supposed to be smarter or more intelligent here in 2024. You would think after 130 years we would know who all the carved faces were and their meaning. After all, they were used specifically in this design. They are made using high-tech computer cutting machines and expertly placed using superior mortars. and our three stories today are only half of theirs. Thank you, cheers!

[@SheepDawg1111]

Keep up the good work I like how you went to the site yourself.

[@ArchesandColumns]

Thank you!

[@Pablo_Del_Norte]

Solid footage. Thank you for sharing.

[@ArchesandColumns]

Thank you, sir.

[@RebeccaPexton]

Attended Washington Jr High across the street in the later '70's an we had classes (English, PE, Math) in this building also. Amazing build when you consider how much cold and snow.

[@ZebsterP43]

That’s amazing. My high school is older and still in use, Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine

[@johndough-jr6od]

This is my second video I've watched on this channel and I must say; the narration is excellent and the video is surberb, great shots with the drone, nice and steady. Look forward to seeing more videos of these old world buildings.

[@ArchesandColumns]

Thank you for the compliments! These are some of my latest. My earliest videos from 6 months ago are a little cringe in the editing department..

[@dalekrohse1871]

Very good video and information. I wonder if taking some infrared photos or videos would provide some interesting information about the details of the building.

[@ArchesandColumns]

We could see the tunnels and buried foor(s).

[@christophgroat4725]

You're drone is working great!!

[@ArchesandColumns]

It's nerve-racking. I lost one to a pigeon while making my 300 w Superior st block building.

[@gregb6469]

I read somewhere that this building is not used as the high school any more, but has district admin offices and an education museum in it.

[@ArchesandColumns]

It was owned by the school district and they had their offices in it. Now it's jus been made into apartments, which took 2 yrs! Longer than building it new, tunnels and bell tower included! 😄

[@gregb6469]

@@ArchesandColumns -- That's better than tearing it down!

[@ArchesandColumns]

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[@roberthealey7238]

Back when communities took pride in public buildings and the workmanship. Washington jr high across the street was also quite nice in its day before it was left to rot.

[@stuffedbeagle]

Excellent Jedi...LUV BEAGS 🐶

[@ArchesandColumns]

Thanks, Beags! God bless!

[@stuffedbeagle]

@@ArchesandColumns Please Sir can I have some more!...LUV BEAGS 🐶

[@JubileeValence]

Yep! Sub. Bell. Keep it alive buddy. Outstanding visuals. Cheers!

[@ArchesandColumns]

Much appreciated!

[@gregb6469]

I have a post card of this building, printed ca 1910. It cost 1c to mail domestic, 2c foreign.

[@user-fo9ri5dy7b]

Beautiful building I used to go sit outside their I could see where I lived from there at the beginning and where I worked I want to observe a school board meeting just so I can get inside the building there are many beautiful buildings in Duluth I believe I saw one in the beginning on 13th and I forget maybe Superior Street I think that's it there are some really incredible architecture in Duluth but none can compare to the school the congdon Mansion is extremely notable also there is a church I believe it might be the Methodist one part of the building says 1912 dealership 1915 I believe it features Tiffany windows inside also in the courthouse there are also works from Tiffany on display beautiful town I miss not living there

[@ArchesandColumns]

Yes, I plan on getting to those soon, but I've featured half of what you'd mentioned already if you look at my older videos or playlists.

[@virtuian1]

Wow! When you just layout all the facts and lies we are suppose to believe- it’s utterly ludicrous

[@wendy6280]

Awesome vid. Those cobblestone roads are everywhere in Melbourne as are monumental buildings. Some supposedly built when the "first settlers" were dying in their tents on the banks of the Yarra cause they were shitting in it.

[@godfreypoon5148]

You certainly strike me as a typical Melbourne type.

[@jamieoxenham1656]

Same architecture and stone as canadian parliament buildings

[@theresa_lili]

30,000 people based on population statistics over half were adults. The children would range in age from new born to 18. They didn't need a school that big. I say lies. Thanks for sharing. God Bless

[@scottbaker-ScottyB]

A interesting observation starting 1 : 19. If these Stone Buildings were built before any others , there seems to be an upheaval in the land mass starting from the highest point and running down towards the water edge , see how the foundations are sunken down in all the same direction like a cantilever hinge land mass is lifted the mass of the building foundation sinks down until the X Factor event ceases.

[@ArchesandColumns]

It's like the mud flood kept an angular grade to the lake down hill.

[@sbarncar]

My grandfather Fred M. Barncard most likely was a student there.... (and his multiple brothers).

[@georgeprokopenko3044]

good

[@tomshaw661]

i just subbed !!!!

[@ArchesandColumns]

Thank you!

[@jasondillon6577]

Just imagine if you had to carve the year 1888 in Roman numerals: MDCCCLXXXVIII ❤

[@Prfdt3]

It's not hard to imagine students walking up those steps.

[@ArchesandColumns]

And they did until the 1970s. Kids would walk into that repourposed Rockefeller indoctrination center, aka US public schools and the NEA.

[@maryhall6584]

How many high schools did Duluth have on the 1890s?

[@ArchesandColumns]

This was an elementary school, but so many castles for schools with no population demographic yet.

[@brucewatkins7163]

This was Duluth's only High School at the time it was built. At the peak of Duluth's population, Central, Denfeld, East and Morgan Park were all Duluth Public School High Schools.

[@mrbeastfan7431]

🧱💚👍 lol do i hear a bit of sarcasm about the narrative ?! 😂👋 nice

[@theyrekrnations8990]

Good call out on the 1821, Why would they need to alter the date like that? At 7:39 the face appears to be Hellenistic or Greek style. Very interesting close ups. Would have loved to see many more

[@ArchesandColumns]

My middle school-aged son pointed it out to me, actually.

[@roberteshaw9520]

And not a computer in sight.

[@salty7943]

back in them days ... duluth had an absolute shit ton of extra money ... a few very wealthy timber barons lived and operated there ... that is why the building is so extravagant

[@ArchesandColumns]

So, how does this explain the less than 1 year of construction time in the 1890s?

[@salty7943]

@@ArchesandColumns money

[@ArchesandColumns]

@@salty7943 Money from which revenue source? What taxes were therebin place? And even with unlimited funding, we couldn't build this in under a year in 2024!​@salty7943

[@salty7943]

@@ArchesandColumns things were different then ... money was power ... city wants a new school the powerful people want to flex ... shit got done .... we could easily do that in a year ... it as you stated seems to all be pre plnned and prebuilt ... like a lego set ... you pre manufacture everything to go wehre it goes get a thousand guys and erect it ... big stone erector set ... no rules to go by... no onviromental studies .. no yellow tape ... no red tape ... just build it and move on .... the sole reason buildings take years in 2024 is mainly red tape ... paper work ... inspections.... building code .... takes 2 years where i live to build a house .... takes 3 months of actual building and a year and 9 months of council meetings variances permits enviromental studies ect.

[@ArchesandColumns]

You are mostly correct, but for one, this idea of "lego" stone kits is not in this "official historical narrative." Yet, I tend to agree on that idea. There were no restrictions or taxes, but also, where would this municipal finance come from? It's that all these ideas work, but not with the details and timelne were are given!

[@mrbeastfan7431]

You would have to have so many master brick layers and planning ? Not buyin it lol

[@flyingwolffilms]

What do you mean?

[@mrbeastfan7431]

@@flyingwolffilms ?lol what do mean ? What do i mean ? 😂 how many master brick layers do u know of in the 1800’s ? 🤷‍♂️ let me know ! Lol no electricity ? No power tools ? Wow ! Wake up lol!

[@gregb6469]

@@mrbeastfan7431 -- What are you saying, that aliens built it? That it wasn't built in the 1890s?

[@D-Boss-1958]

How many people did it in that clock tower since 1891?

[@ArchesandColumns]

😂😂

[@scottbaker-ScottyB]

Could it have been dropped into place from Venus before it became Hot ?

[@00leaveralone]

210’ clock tower. Higher learning, of course. If ya don’t eat yer meat, ya can’t have any puddin’. Haha

[@ArchesandColumns]

Seems weird that all the new immigrants would all agree to send their kids to government schools all day. It doesn't fit the narrative like so many details don't. Even so, they sat the first class was of 26 students!

[@00leaveralone]

@@ArchesandColumns I wonder what it would be like to have a conversation with my great and great-great grandparents. I could get a feel or sense for the events that happened to them in their lifetime; events that shaped the journey and distribution of Europeans and especially the orphan children across the United States. I could ask them about the recent construction of the thousands of sanitariums/insane asylums. Also, the orphanages (imagine orphan Annie). The public education was crucial to settle the minds of the migrants; the Reservations crucial to quiet and neutralize the native population. Somehow, amnesia of the past kicked in during the first half of the 20th century! My grandparents and parents had an idea of life that is only the product of long-term indoctrination. Yours & my generation are waking up from the most intense dream/nightmare ever known. Every day from here on out is pure adventure! I like your channel and thank you for highlighting these important topics!

[@ArchesandColumns]

It's crazy that we had known about this when our oldest grandparents were still alive to ask specific questions. We were only like one or two generations away from the later settled cities.

[@colindevine3233]

NOT IN A MILLION YEARS !!!

[@vonLubrich]

it is cobble stone not brick.

[@ArchesandColumns]

You are correct, I misspoke and didn't catch it until it was too late. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@scottbaker-ScottyB]

Date seems to be tampered with to match written false history probably.

[@ArchesandColumns]

I tend to agree.

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

The harsh rock music is a poor fit with a channel on architecture.

[@ArchesandColumns]

Thanks for the input. I've been rotating intro songs, and you are the second person to tell me this. Maybe I'll drop this one, but at least the intro is only :20 seconds long! Thanks for the view and commenting!

[@jimdahmen9283]

I don't like this "modern" rendition...let's get the historic pictures. The whole neighborhood is gone that surrounded my old high school. The roof in these pictures is white...yes, I know it's been transitioned into apartments, so I am thankful that the historic building in Duluth is still standing (too bad the "new" Central has been torn down...would have been a good site for the HUGE Essentia Hospital which blocks so many views in Duluth). The narrator does not impress me either!

[@jelsner5077]

The plans for this building are on file in City Hall. I suppose those are fakes?

[@ArchesandColumns]

No, there are not....please provide evidence. Not just a simple Floorplan drawing. Actual building plans, let's see 'em?

[@jelsner5077]

@@ArchesandColumns You are the one making ridiculous claims. It's on YOU to provide the proof.

[@ArchesandColumns]

You made the claim that there are building schematics. The burden of evidence is on you, my friend.

[@jelsner5077]

@@ArchesandColumns I do not engage with conspiracy theorists. Blocked.

[@ArchesandColumns]

Hahahaha, you engaged with me! Way to prove your point!

[@millEVILle67]

The real question is, Do they have tampons in the mens bathroom...lol???

[@ArchesandColumns]

🤣

[@Rexag]

Oh yeah.... I see the old world everywhere..... we are like nest pirates coming in after a civilization and taking their old buildings and using them for church cathedrals, political buildings...capitols..and universities....high schools too.... Galveston has one too. Ball High School..... We didn't build this.

[@Prfdt3]

It's not hard to imagine students walking up those steps.