What is that unnecessarily complicated and shoddily made contraption?

I’ve never before seen a hobo mobile.

I wonder who crafted this hobo mobile, for what purpose was it made, and why is it parked on the corner of West Third Street and North Third Avenue West?

Read Karamador

According to the author, “Karamador is a renaissance fantasy comic with anthro characters set in the world of Karamador.  We follow the adventures of Sir Kiljaos the lion paladin of wind, on his ongoing quest to fight off the forces of chaos.”

I very much recommend reading Karamador.  This illustrated story is a very good source for inspiration for fantasy tabletop, role-playing game players and game masters.  I also recommend Karamador for all those who love heroic, fantasy stories.

I document the permanently closed Hacienda Del Sol wall art

This art is the only remaining tangible piece from the wonderful Hacienda Del Sol, Mexican restaurant.  Although I never ate a meal here; my friends tell me that this was one of the best family-friendly restaurants in the Twin Ports.

In a few more days, this wall art will become enclosed behind a concrete wall for decades if not hundreds of years.

What is posted on King Manor’s fourth floor bulletin board for February 26, 2024?

Old posters disappear, while new posters have taken their place.

Ain’t Too Proud to Beg? Views on Pedestrian Call Buttons

Photo of a Duluth call button by James Patrick Buchanan

This editorial was originally titled, “To beg, or not to beg, that is the question.”  This is my first published editorial for 2024.

https://streets.mn/2024/02/23/views-on-pedestrian-call-buttons/

What is posted on King Manor’s fourth floor bulletin board for February 21, 2024?

With this board overflowing with posts, methinks HRA should get a second, fourth floor bulletin board.  I also used this post to use the word methinks at least twice in my blog.

King Manor Residents’ Club 2024 Valentine's Day

This XOXO sign welcomed King Manor residents and their guests on their way inside the King Manor Community Room.

These are the food tables and in the background our club president Cathy.

This is the table where I enjoyed my Valentine's Day food and drinks.

Birthday Cake - 2024

As you can see, I love chocolate cake!

I found a shopping cart in the manhole for February 15, 2024

This image was created looking northeast at the intersection of East Superior Street and South Fourteenth Avenue East.

I would love to know the back-story behind this situation.  This is not a normal situation for a street in Duluth, Minnesota.

A close-up of what is posted on King Manor’s fifth floor bulletin board for February 15, 2024.

I’m looking forward to the Valentine's Day Party on Friday.  At the party, I hope to find more players for my upcoming One D&D campaign.

What is posted on King Manor’s fifth floor bulletin board for February 14, 2024?

Are you able to locate the King Manor Residential Club poster?

There are some posters on the fifth floor bulletin board that are not on the fourth floor bulletin board.

Player Party’s Bastion headquarters based on Old London Bridge and bridge chapels

Background:  Old London Bridge was completed in 1209 AD and then demolished in 1831 AD.  This was a stone bridge that crossed the River Thames.  Shops were built on each side of the road deck, with homes built above the shops and over the road desk.  These homes were between 2 and 6 floors above the road desk.  Those structures created a series of enclosed hallways above the road deck, separated by spaces open to the outside.  A drawbridge in the center of the bridge allowed ships with tall masts to pass between the two bridge sections.

Notice the drawbridge of the left of the bridge

Use as a party Bastion:  Imagine that if a party constructed a similar structure, they could charge tolls on people and vehicles using their bridge.  The PCs would also charge rent for the shops on either side of the road desk, as well as rent on apartment and hotel rooms above the road deck.  Their headquarters, above the shops and road deck, would have commanding views of the river.  The size of their bastion is determined by the width of the road deck along with how long the bridge is from end to end.

As a travel route, the party’s Bastion would act similar to Star Trek: Deep Space 9.  Adventure possibilities would pass on the road and river of the Party’s Bastion.

One or more druids could cover the massive structure with flowers, shrubs, and trees similar to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.  Water for the plants could be taken up to the top floor by mechanical or magical water pumps.

Bridge Chapels:  “Chapels were occasionally built on bridges to be available for the spiritual needs of travelers, who would give thanks for safe arrival in a town after a long and difficult journey.”  On Old London Bridge one elongated bridge pier was constructed for the “Chapel of St Thomas on the Bridge”.  This bridge chapel was built near the center of Old London Bridge, extended out from the main deck at a right angle.  Medieval bridge chapels were once common for European bridges, but are now rare.

Chapel of St Thomas on the Bridge

What I found in the North Pointe Resource Center / Rainbow Center

One of my friends told me that these diagrams were written for a class in the Community Room.

What is posted on King Manor’s fourth floor bulletin board for February 1, 2024?

What new and exciting events will happen to King Manor residents during February 2024?