Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum

Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum, otherwise known as "The Cribs" by many locals, is a landmark in Duluth, Minnesota's canal park for which there are conflicting stories of origin. There are some who believe it was a prohibition era underground casino while others hold it was merely used as storage for a fishing dock.

But, the real story is more likely much less romantic. A sign near the ruins describe the building as a business venture gone bad. It was constructed in 1919 by Harvey Whitney, the locations' namesake to be used as a sand and gravel hopper to support the booming industrial expansion in Duluth, MN during that time. After just three short years, it was abandoned in 1922.

Today, it is home to nesting gulls and a destination for scuba divers and those who are brave enough to climb it and jump into Lake Superior.

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What a cool subject! Really nice capture, the sky/water/building look great.

great shot. I was just up in Duluth last weekend for a snowmobile trip...one of my favorite areas to photograph.

Nice subject and pic. Just out of interest have you thought of converting to B&W. It may work quite well.

Nice image.

Great shot!

gbratt79 wrote in post #11740091
great shot. I was just up in Duluth last weekend for a snowmobile trip...one of my favorite areas to photograph.

Where'd you ride from/to? I live in Lakeside and we just went from my house to Beaver Bay a week ago. That North Shore trail is beautiful...

danpayneuk wrote in post #11740890
Nice subject and pic. Just out of interest have you thought of converting to B&W. It may work quite well.

You know, I have a terrible eye for B&W - I can never really tell what would make a good candidate. Even when I can, its rare I can pull it off - Ill try it with this image and see how I like it.

Thanks to everyone else who commented!