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104-616: In 1925, Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly is captain and veteran of the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling professional American football team. With pro football on the brink of collapse, Dodge is determined to save it. He convinces Princeton University 's football star, Carter "the Bullet" Rutherford, to join the Bulldogs, hoping to capitalize on Carter's fame as a decorated hero of the First World War . As

208-543: A cupola . It was located immediately adjacent to the current Norfolk Southern rail line between Trade Street and Depot Street, facing toward Moore Street. It was demolished in 1976 by its then owner, the Southern Railway System, in order to avoid property taxes. When the town was incorporated in 1876, it was named Town of Greer's. One hundred years later, the name was officially changed to the City of Greer without an "s" on

312-568: A land rush , and led to the development of iron ore mining in the area. The 1854 Ojibwe Land Cession Treaty would force the Ojibwe onto what are now known as the Fond du Lac and Grand Portage Reservations, though some land rights such as hunting and fishing were retained. Around the same time, newly constructed channels and locks in the East permitted large ships to access the area. A road connecting Duluth to

416-473: A screwball comedy left only two of the original scenes intact. Co-producer Grant Heslov stated that he thought the guild "made the wrong decision," saying, "This script that Duncan and Rick wrote sat languid until after we finished Good Night, and Good Luck ... George liked Leatherheads but said it never felt quite right. He took it to Italy with him, and I remember when he called to say he thought he'd solved it. One thing that you clearly see, if you read

520-768: A Dakota woman, on Schoolcraft's writings. Natives signed two Treaties of Fond du Lac with the United States in the present neighborhood of Fond du Lac in 1826 and 1847, in which the Ojibwe ceded land to the American government. As part of the Treaty of Washington (1854) with the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa , the United States set aside the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation upstream from Duluth near Cloquet, Minnesota . As European Americans continued to settle and encroach on Ojibwe lands,

624-615: A Fourth of July picnic in 1868. During the 20th century, the Port of Duluth was, for a time, the busiest port in the United States, surpassing even New York City in gross tonnage. Lake freighters carried iron ore through the Great Lakes to processing plants in Illinois and Ohio. Ten newspapers, six banks and an 11-story skyscraper, the Torrey Building, were founded and built. As of 1905, Duluth

728-444: A blow to the city's economy whose effects included the closure of the cement company, which had depended on the steel plant for raw materials (slag). More closures followed in other industries, including shipbuilding and heavy machinery . By decade's end, unemployment rates hit 15 percent. The economic downturn was particularly hard on Duluth's West Side, where ethnic Eastern and Southern European workers had lived for decades. During

832-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

936-636: A few decades later it became the Fitger Brewing Company . The opening of the canal at Sault Ste. Marie in 1855 and the contemporaneous announcement of the railroads' approach had made Duluth the only port with access to both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Soon the lumber industry, railroads and mining were all growing so quickly that the influx of workers could hardly keep up with demand, and storefronts popped up almost overnight. By 1868, business in Duluth

1040-474: A ghost town, but the citizens of Greer worked together to attract new industry. Greer is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Greenville and 17 miles (27 km) west of Spartanburg. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 25.56 square miles (66.2 km ), of which 23.44 square miles (60.7 km ) is land and 2.12 square miles (5.5 km ) (8.29%)

1144-416: A good premise and strong cast, this pro football romcom is half screwball and half fumble." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on scale of A+ to F. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote: " Leatherheads is most on its game when it's in

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1248-457: A network of streetcars and an inclined railroad , the 7th Avenue West Incline Railway , that, like San Francisco's cable cars, climbed a steep hill. The change in elevation is illustrated by Duluth's two airports. The weather station at the lakeside Sky Harbor Airport on Minnesota Point has an elevation of 607 feet (185 m), while Duluth International Airport, atop the hill, is 820 feet (250 m) higher at 1,427 feet (435 m). Even as

1352-592: A popular Midwest tourist destination. The city is home to the Great Lakes Aquarium , a freshwater aquarium. The Aerial Lift Bridge , next to Canal Park , crosses the Duluth Ship Canal into the Duluth–Superior harbor. Minnesota Point , known locally as Park Point, is the world's longest freshwater baymouth bar , stretching 6 miles (10 km). The city is also the starting point for road trips along

1456-514: A result, football prospers. Chicago Tribune newspaper reporter Lexie Littleton has been assigned to find proof that Carter's war heroics are bogus. However, she soon finds herself in a love triangle with Dodge and Carter. One night, Carter confesses that the German army platoon surrendered to him by mistake. Carter soon discovers Lexie's agenda, and that she and Dodge shared a kiss. The ensuing fight over Lexie's affections puts her off. Spurred on by

1560-439: A small place, and hotel and boarding room accommodation is extremely limited. However, lumber is cheap and shanties can be built. Everyone should bring blankets and come prepared to rough it at first. In 1873, Cooke's empire crumbled and the stock market crashed , and Duluth almost disappeared from the map. But by the late 1870s, with the continued boom in lumber and mining and with the railroads completed, Duluth bloomed again. By

1664-503: A strong plurality of Duluth's population, accounting for more than one third of the residents identifying European ancestry. In September 1918, a group calling itself the Knights of Liberty dragged Finnish immigrant Olli Kinkkonen from his boarding house, tarred and feathered him, and lynched him. Kinkkonen did not want to fight in World War I and had planned to return to Finland. His body

1768-528: A textile-manufacturing center, with flourishing mills that included Victor, Franklin, Apalache and Greer Mills. The communities that grew up around the mills were as close-knit as the outlying farming communities. In 1939, artist Winfred Walkley painted a mural, Cotton and Peach Growing , for the town's old post office as one of thirteen works commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Department 's Section of Fine Arts between 1938 and 1941 for post offices and federal buildings throughout South Carolina. The building

1872-419: A theatrical non-starter that Clooney fans and football devotees might be tempted to check out down the line on DVD or on the tube." In 2007, a Writers Guild of America arbitration vote decided not to award Clooney a screen credit for the film, preferring to credit only the original writers, longtime Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly and his former magazine colleague, Duncan Brantley. In response to

1976-534: Is 90.2 inches (2,290 mm). The lake steams in the winter when moist, lake-warmed air at the surface rises and cools, losing some of its moisture-carrying capacity. Greer, South Carolina Greer is a city in Greenville and Spartanburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina . As of the 2020 census , the population was 35,308, making it the 14th-most populous city in South Carolina. Greer

2080-506: Is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County . Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region , the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population was 86,697 at the 2020 census , making it Minnesota's fifth-largest city . Duluth forms a metropolitan area with neighboring Superior, Wisconsin , called the Twin Ports . It is south of

2184-571: Is a commercial Class C airport, with cargo and passenger facilities. Greer is served by Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, which operates to both Greenville and Spartanburg. Greer is the location of Inland Port Greer , one of two inland ports in South Carolina, built to handle containerized goods. Inland Port Greer is served by Norfolk Southern , and connects Greer to the Port of Charleston . One two-digit Interstate highway runs through Greer. Interstate 85 passes 5 miles (8 km) south of

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2288-500: Is credited with the European discovery of Lake Superior before 1620. Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers explored the Duluth area, Fond du Lac (Bottom of the Lake) in 1654 and again in 1660. The French soon established fur posts near Duluth and in the far north where Grand Portage became a major trading center. The French explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut , whose name

2392-981: Is home to the South Carolina Inland Port , an intermodal facility that receives and sends containers by rail to the Port of Charleston . The city is also home to the National Weather Service office that serves Upstate South Carolina, Northeastern Georgia and Southwestern North Carolina including the Charlotte Metropolitan Area . Greer has a public library , a branch of the Greenville County Library System. The Arthur Barnwell House , Davenport House , Gilreath's Mill , Greer Depot , Greer Downtown Historic District , Greer Post Office , Louie James House , R. Perry Turner House , Robert G. Turner House and Earle R. Taylor House and Peach Packing Shed are listed on

2496-795: Is included in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area in Upstate South Carolina. Greer was named for James Manning Greer, who was Scottish . Many of his descendants still reside in the region. James Manning Greer was a descendant of John Greer Sr., who surveyed his land in Laurens County in 1750. John and his family were already in Laurens County, prior to

2600-660: Is land and 8.510 square miles (22.04 km ) is water. It is Minnesota's second-largest city by land area, surpassed only by Hibbing . Duluth's canal connects Lake Superior to the Duluth–Superior harbor and the Saint Louis River . It is spanned by the Aerial Lift Bridge, which connects Canal Park with Minnesota Point (or "Park Point"). Minnesota Point is about 7 miles (11 km) long, and when included with adjacent Wisconsin Point , which extends 3 miles (4.8 km) from

2704-404: Is now Piedmont Heights, and, of course, a widespread area of Northeastern Minnesota." In the fire's aftermath, tens of thousands of people were left injured or homeless; many of the refugees fled into the city for aid and shelter. For the first half of the 20th century, Duluth was an industrial port boom town dominated by its several grain elevators , a cement plant, a nail mill, wire mills, and

2808-476: Is now a city neighborhood within Duluth. The Diamond Calk Horseshoe Company was founded in 1908 and later became a major manufacturer and exporter of wrenches and automotive tools. Duluth's huge wholesale Marshall Wells Hardware Company expanded in 1901 by opening branches in Portland, Oregon , and Winnipeg , Manitoba ; the company catalog totaled 2,390 pages by 1913. The Duluth Showcase Company, which later became

2912-584: Is now home to the Greer Heritage Museum. After World War II , the city began to grow and diversify its industrial base. A new hospital and high school were built. People came to downtown Greer from Spartanburg and Greenville to shop. In the early 1960s, Interstate 85 was opened, as well as the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport . Imports derailed the textile industry in the 1970s and threatened to turn Greer into

3016-564: Is sometimes anglicized as "DuLuth", explored the St. Louis River in 1679. After 1792 and the independence of the United States, the North West Company established several posts on Minnesota rivers and lakes, and in areas to the west and northwest, for trading with the Ojibwe, the Dakota , and other native tribes. The first post was where Superior, Wisconsin , later developed. Known as Fort St. Louis,

3120-596: Is water. Greer has three lakes: Apalache Lake, Lake Robinson, and Lake Cunningham. The South Tyger River runs through the northern part of Greer, part of the Broad River watershed. As of the 2020 census , there were 35,308 people, 11,531 households, and 7,507 families residing in the city. As of 2023, of the 35,308 people, about 25,587 are in Greenville County and about 9,721 are in Spartanburg County. At

3224-523: The 2000 census , there were 16,843 people, 6,714 households, and 4,511 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,044.5 inhabitants per square mile (403.3/km ). There were 7,386 housing units at an average density of 458.0 per square mile (176.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 73.39% white , 19.49% African American , 1.16% Asian , 0.22% Native American , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 4.42% from other races , and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.18% of

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3328-626: The Duluth Works plant. Handling and export of iron ore, brought in from the Mesabi Range, was integral to the city's economy, as well as to the steel industry in the Midwest, including in manufacturing cities in Ohio. The Aerial Lift Bridge (earlier known as the "Aerial Bridge" or "Aerial Ferry Bridge") was built in 1905 and at that time was known as the United States' first transporter bridge —only one other

3432-570: The Earth's crust thinned, magma rose toward the surface. These intrusions formed a 16 km (9.9 mi)-thick sill , primarily of gabbro , which is known as the Duluth Complex . The creation of the Lake Superior basin reflects the erosive power of continental glaciers that advanced and retreated over Minnesota several times in the past 2 million years. The mile-thick ice sheets easily eroded

3536-461: The Great Lakes Waterway and St. Lawrence Seaway . The Port of Duluth is the world's farthest inland port accessible to oceangoing ships and is the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakes. It is also among the top 20 U.S. ports by tonnage. Common items shipped from Duluth include coal, iron ore, grain, limestone, cement, salt, wood pulp, steel coil, and wind turbine parts. Duluth is

3640-679: The Iron Range and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness . It is named after Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut , the area's first known European explorer. Duluth is on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of the Great Lakes . It is the largest metropolitan area, the second-largest city, and the largest U.S. city on the lake. Duluth is accessible to the Atlantic Ocean, 2,300 miles (3,700 km) away, via

3744-479: The Iron Range north of Duluth; ore shipments from the Duluth harbor had been critical to the city's economy. Low-grade ore ( taconite ) shipments continued, boosted by new taconite pellet technology, but ore shipments were lower overall. In the 1970s the United States experienced a steel crisis , a recession in the global steel market, and like many American cities Duluth entered a period of industrial restructuring. In 1981, US Steel closed its Duluth Works plant,

3848-535: The National Register of Historic Places . The Greer City Stadium is a WPA project completed in 1938; it currently seats 3,000. The stadium has hosted little league, scholastic, The American Legion World Series, and semi-professional sports. In 2012, the Cannon Center, a former National Guard armory, became a basketball gym. The facility was originally built in 1936. The City of Geer Municipal Complex

3952-533: The North Carolina border, and south 16 miles (26 km) to Simpsonville , while SC 290 leads east 5 miles (8 km) to Duncan and northwest 13 miles (21 km) to U.S. Route 25 north of Travelers Rest . Residents of Greenville County are in the Greenville County School District . Within Spartanburg County, portions are in the Greenville County district, while other portions are in

4056-576: The North Shore of Lake Superior to Thunder Bay , Ontario . The Ojibwe occupied a historic settlement at Onigamiinsing ("at the little portage"), the portage across Minnesota Point between Lake Superior and western St. Louis Bay, which forms Duluth's harbor. For both the Ojibwe and the Dakota, interaction with Europeans during the contact period revolved around the fur trade and related activities. According to Ojibwe oral history , Spirit Island, near

4160-514: The Second World War , as Duluth's large harbor and the area's vast natural resources were put to work for the war effort. Tankers and submarine chasers (usually called "sub-chasers") were built at the Riverside shipyard. The population of Duluth continued to grow in the postwar decade and a half, peaking at 107,884 in 1960. Economic decline began in the 1950s, when high-grade iron ore ran out on

4264-645: The Spirit Valley neighborhood, was the "Sixth Stopping Place", where the northern and southern branches of the Ojibwe Nation came together and proceeded to their "Seventh Stopping Place", near the present city of La Pointe, Wisconsin . The "Stopping Places" were the places the Native Americans occupied during their westward migration as the Europeans overran their territory. Several factors brought fur traders to

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4368-501: The Twin Cities was also constructed. Eleven small towns on both sides of the St. Louis River were formed, establishing Duluth's roots as a city. By 1857, copper resources were scarce and the area's economic focus shifted to timber harvesting. A nationwide financial crisis, the Panic of 1857 , caused most of the city's early pioneers to leave. A history of Duluth written in 1910 relates, "Of

4472-556: The U.S. Highway 53 corridor from Trinity Road to Maple Grove Road. The highway project reconstructed connector roads, intersections, and adjacent roadways. A new international airport terminal was completed in 2013 as part of the federal government's Stimulus Reconstruction Program. The geology of Duluth demonstrates the Midcontinent Rift , formed as the North American continent began to split apart about 1.1 billion years ago. As

4576-499: The sandstone that filled the axis of the rift valley but encountered more resistance from the igneous rocks forming the flanks of the rift, now the margins of the lake basin. As the last glacier retreated, meltwaters filled the lake to as high as 500 feet (150 m) above the current level; the Skyline Parkway roughly follows one of the highest levels of the ancient Lake Superior, Glacial Lake Duluth . The sandstone that buried

4680-541: The 1980s, plans were underway to extend Interstate 35 through Duluth and up the North Shore , bringing new access to the city. The original plan called for the interstate to run along the shore on an elevated concrete structure, blocking the city's access to Lake Superior. Kent Worley, a local landscape architect, wrote an impassioned letter to then mayor Ben Boo asking that the route be reconsidered. The Minnesota Department of Transportation agreed to take another look, with Worley consulting. The new plan called for parts of

4784-530: The Duluth Refrigerator Company and then the Coolerator Company, was established in 1908. The Universal Atlas Cement Company, which made cement from the slag byproduct of the steel plant, began operations in 1917. Because of its numerous jobs in mining and industry, the city was a destination for large waves of immigrants from Europe during the early 20th century. It became the center of one of

4888-578: The Duluth Waterfront Collective. One notable example includes the Highway 61 Revisited concept, which seeks to reimagine the I-35 corridor as it runs through the city's downtown. The group's efforts have been met with interest, with the city council voting to explore options for the corridor in 2021. While the acreage of land utilizing the waterway for port-related purposes has shifted in recent years,

4992-407: The Duluth area. The fire was the worst natural disaster in Minnesota history in terms of the number of lives lost in a single day. Many people died on the rural roads surrounding the Duluth area, and historical accounts tell of victims dying while trying to outrun the fire. The News Tribune reported, "It is estimated that 100 families were rendered homeless by Saturday's fire in the territory known as

5096-511: The Great Lakes in the early 17th century. The fashion for beaver hats in Europe generated demand for pelts. French trade for beaver in the lower St. Lawrence River led to the depletion of the animals in the region by the late 1630s, so the French searched farther west for new resources and new routes, making alliances with the Native Americans along the way to trap and deliver their furs. Étienne Brûlé

5200-583: The Greer passengers who arrived aboard the ship The Falls in 1764. John, Sr.'s great grandson, James Manning Greer, settled his family near Greenville in an area that eventually became known as Greer's Station. The area now known as Greer was once part of the "Domain of the Cherokees " prior to the American Revolutionary War . In 1777, the area was added to the state of South Carolina. Development toward

5304-600: The Head of the Lakes in 1809. In 1817, it erected a new headquarters at present-day Fond du Lac on the St. Louis River. There, portages connected Lake Superior with Lake Vermilion to the north and with the Mississippi River to the south. After creating a powerful monopoly , Astor got out of the business about 1830, as the trade was declining. But active trade carried on until the failure of

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5408-559: The IWW operated Work People's College , an educational institution that taught classes from a working-class, socialist perspective. Immigrants from Sweden , Norway , Denmark , Germany , Austria , Czechoslovakia , Ireland , England , Italy , Poland , Hungary , Bulgaria , Croatia , Serbia , Ukraine , Romania , and Russia also settled in Duluth. At one time, Duluth was home to several historic immigrant neighborhoods, including Little Italy. Today, people of Scandinavian descent constitute

5512-423: The Surgery Center at Pelham, and the Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute at Pelham, which provides radiation oncology, medical oncology, and Cyberknife M6 surgery. Greer Memorial Hospital is an 82-bed facility with emergency, ICU and maternity care. Greer is served by the Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport Roger Milliken Field, which in 2012 handled over 1.7 million passengers. The airport

5616-569: The U.S. House of Representatives on January 27, 1871. His speech opposing the St. Croix and Superior Land Grant lampooned Western boosterism , portraying Duluth as an Eden in fantastically florid terms. The speech has been reprinted in collections of folklore and humorous speeches and is regarded as a classic. The nearby city of Proctor, Minnesota , is named for Knott. Duluth's unofficial sister city, Duluth, Georgia , got its name in 1871, shortly after Knott's speech gained national attention. Prominent Georgia newspaperman and politician Evan P. Howell

5720-426: The U.S. government made a series of treaties, executed between 1837 and 1889, that expropriated vast areas of tribal lands for their use and relegated the Native American peoples to a number of small reservations. Interest in the area was piqued in the 1850s by rumors of copper mining . A government land survey in 1852, followed by a treaty with local tribes in 1854, secured wilderness for gold-seeking explorers, sparked

5824-433: The WGA's ruling, Clooney resigned his full WGA status to go " financial core " within the guild, meaning that while still technically a member, he only has limited rights. While he did not contest the ruling of the WGA, Clooney said that he did not want to exclude Brantley and Reilly, agreeing that they deserved the first position credit for their work, but felt that his "major overhaul" of the 17-year-old script to turn it into

5928-532: The Winston-Salem Millennium Center. Additional train scenes were filmed in the Winston-Salem suburb of Tobaccoville, specifically in the community of Donnaha. The crew and cast headquarters during the Winston-Salem scenes were based in the nearby town of East Bend, in Yadkin County, North Carolina . The football game scenes at the beginning and at the end of the picture were filmed at Memorial Stadium, near Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina , with technical advisor T.J. Troup "teaching them

6032-400: The Woodland District... In most cases, families which lost their homes also lost most or all of their furniture and personal belongings, the limited time and transportation facilities affording little opportunity for saving anything but human life." The National Guard unit based in Duluth was mobilized in a heroic effort to battle the fire and assist victims, but the troops were overwhelmed by

6136-412: The beginning of the 21st century, Duluth has become a regional center for banking, retail shopping, and medical care for northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and northwestern Michigan. It is estimated that more than 8,000 jobs in Duluth are directly related to its two hospitals. Arts and entertainment offerings, as well as year-round recreation and the natural environment, have contributed to expansion of

6240-413: The birth of the town occurred in 1873, when the Richmond and Danville Air Line Railway (now the Norfolk Southern Railway ) established a line between Atlanta and Charlotte . A station was built on land that belonged to James Manning Greer, and was named Greer's Station. The first post office was located in the new depot, Greer's Depot. That depot was a red brick, Victorian structure with a slate roof and

6344-401: The city center, with access from Exits 57 through 60. I-85 leads northeast 90 miles (140 km) to Charlotte, North Carolina , and southwest 154 miles (248 km) to Atlanta . U.S. Route 29 runs through Greer, connecting Greenville and Spartanburg. South Carolina Highway 14 and South Carolina Highway 290 both run through Greer. SC 14 leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Landrum , near

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6448-440: The city has grown, its populace has tended to hug Lake Superior's shoreline, so Duluth is primarily a southwest–northeast city. The considerable development on the hill has given Duluth many steep streets. Some neighborhoods, such as Piedmont Heights and Bayview Heights , are atop the hill with scenic views of the city. Skyline Parkway is a scenic roadway that extends from Becks Road above the Gary – New Duluth neighborhood near

6552-437: The city of Superior , Wisconsin , is the largest freshwater baymouth bar in the world at a total of 10 miles (16 km). Duluth's topography is dominated by a steep hillside that climbs from Lake Superior to high inland elevations. Duluth has been called "the San Francisco of the Midwest," alluding to San Francisco 's similar water-to-hilltop topography. This similarity was most evident before World War II, when Duluth had

6656-434: The commissioner takes the responsibility of clearing up the Carter controversy to set an example for the new direction of football. With the whole world against Lexie, Dodge concocts a ruse; interrupting a private hearing in the commissioner's office, Dodge threatens Carter with a confrontation by his old army comrades. Dodge claims that they are just outside the door, ready to congratulate him for his heroic actions. In truth,

6760-486: The contiguous US behind International Falls ), falling to or below 0 °F (−18 °C) on 38 nights and bringing consistent snow cover from late November to early April. Winter storms that pass south or east of Duluth can often set up easterly or northeasterly flow, which leads to occasional upslope lake-effect snow events that bring 1 foot (30 cm) or more of snow to the city while areas 50 miles (80 km) inland receive considerably less. The average annual snowfall

6864-402: The edge of the city's western neighborhoods. Many of these sites, filled with legacy pollutants due to previous industrial use, have been or are in the process of being restored by the EPA, with several developments, such as Pier B Resort and Hotel, demonstrating the revitalization opportunity of these former industrial spaces. Other efforts to reclaim waterfront space in Duluth have been led by

6968-472: The end. Merchants, blacksmiths and physicians set up shop in what is now the downtown area of Greer. In 1900, Greer's first bank, the Bank of Greer's, opened. The Piedmont and Northern Railway laid a second railroad line through Greer in 1914. With two active train lines, Greer became an attractive site for commerce. The railway meant big business for local farmers, enabling them to ship their crops, mainly cotton and peaches , out of state. Greer also became

7072-407: The enormity of the fire. Retired Duluth News Tribune columnist and journalist Jim Heffernan writes that his mother "recalled an overnight vigil watching out the window of their small home on lower Piedmont Avenue with her father, her younger sisters having gone to sleep, ready to be evacuated to the waterfront should the need arise. The fire never made it that far down the hill, but devastated what

7176-498: The event with a memorial. The Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, which includes a corner wall and plaza, was dedicated in 2003. It includes three 7-foot (2.1 m)-tall bronze statues of the three men. The CJMM Committee continues to work for racial justice through educational outreach, community forums, and scholarships for youth. In 1918, the Cloquet Fire (named for the nearby city of Cloquet ) burned across Carlton and southern St. Louis counties, destroying dozens of communities in

7280-405: The event. Community members from many different groups began to come together for reflection and education. The men's unmarked graves were located and in 1991, gravestones were erected with funding from a local church. Vigils were held at the intersection where the men were lynched. In 2000, a grassroots committee was formed, and began to offer speakers to groups and schools. It decided to commemorate

7384-439: The film but the song was not extant in 1925. It was "part of the 1927 score for the Gershwin antiwar musical satire Strike Up the Band ". In its opening weekend, the film grossed $ 12.6 million in 2,769 theaters in the United States and Canada , ranking No. 3 at the box office behind the second weekend of 21 and fellow newcomer Nim's Island , below the expectations of Universal Studios . Viewers in their 50s to 80s were

7488-452: The film in Maysville, Kentucky , birthplace of Clooney's father and aunt, Nick Clooney and Rosemary Clooney . Clooney and Zellweger visited Duluth to promote the film. The piano player bent over the tack piano with eyes glued to music is the composer of the original music in this film, Oscar-winning songwriter Randy Newman . The George and Ira Gershwin song " The Man I Love " is sung in

7592-535: The fur trade in the 1840s. European fashions changed, and many American areas were getting over-trapped, with game declining. In 1832, Henry Schoolcraft visited the Fond du Lac area and wrote of his experiences with the Ojibwe Indians there. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow based the Song of Hiawatha , his epic poem relating the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha,

7696-508: The game, Dodge meets up with Lexie and they ride into the sunset on Dodge's motorbike together. During the end credits, pictures show Dodge and Lexie getting married, Carter donating $ 10,000 to the American Legion, and Carter's former manager with new clients Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig . In an interview on the Late Show with David Letterman , Clooney mentioned the plot is loosely based on

7800-449: The game, and in the zone of Clooney's no-bull affection for the faces of his actors." Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Clooney, the film's director and star, can't make up his mind how to approach the story. One minute it's a romantic comedy. Then it switches to slapstick, then to screwball comedy before sliding into Frank Capra territory." Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote: "Arch and funny in equal measure, this looks like

7904-496: The goods being shipped through the Duluth-Superior port have shifted to reflect a changing economy. In recent decades, declines in the shipment of coal and iron ore have been met by increases in the shipment of wind turbine components and multimodal shipping containers. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 80.168 square miles (207.63 km ), of which 71.658 square miles (185.59 km )

8008-409: The handful remaining in 1859 four men were unemployed and one of those was a brewer. Capital idea; build a brewery. The absence of malt and hops and barley did not at all embarrass those stout-hearted settlers." The water for brewing was obtained from a stream that emptied into Lake Superior that came to be called Brewery Creek, as it is still known today. While the brewery "was not a pecuniary success",

8112-416: The highway to run through tunnels, which allowed preservation of Fitger's Brewery, Sir Ben's Tavern, Leif Erikson Park, and Duluth's Rose Garden. Rock used from the interstate project was used to create an extensive new beach along Lake Superior, along which the city's Lakewalk was built. With the decline of the city's industrial core, the local economic focus gradually shifted to tourism . The downtown area

8216-662: The igneous rocks of the rift is exposed near Fond du Lac . At one time a large number of quarries produced the stone, sold as Fond du Lac or Lake Superior brownstone . It was widely used in Duluth buildings and also shipped to Minneapolis, Chicago, and Milwaukee, where it was also used extensively. The weathered sandstone forms the sandy lake bottom and shores of Park Point. Duluth has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ), slightly moderated by its proximity to Lake Superior. Winters are long, snowy, and very cold, normally seeing maximum temperatures remaining at or below 32 °F (0 °C) on 100 days (the second-most of any city in

8320-693: The intricacies of 1920s football so that they look and sound like real players of the era." Train scenes were filmed at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina and The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, TN. Filming wrapped in mid-May 2007. After initially being set for release in December 2007, the studio moved the release date to April 4, 2008. On March 24, George Clooney and Renée Zellweger premiered

8424-554: The largest Finnish communities in the world outside Finland. For decades, a Finnish-language daily newspaper, Päivälehti, was published in the city, named after the former Grand Duchy of Finland 's pro-independence liberal paper . The Finnish community of Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) members published a widely read labor newspaper Industrialisti . From 1907 to 1941, the Finnish Socialist Federation and then

8528-452: The league. Dodge plays in one last game, also against Carter, who has changed sides from Duluth to Chicago . The rivalry for Lexie's affection spills onto the field. The game does not go well for Dodge, who decides football should be played without rules. Lexie notices that after a brawl, Dodge is missing and with most players covered in mud, no one can tell who is who. There appears to be an interception and Chicago seems to have won, but when

8632-1006: The life and antics of Johnny 'Blood' McNally . Clooney later explained that "We wanted to call them the Eskimos, but because we were drinking in the movie, the NFL said we couldn't use the actual names." The Canton Bulldogs was the first successful pro football team, which is why the Professional Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton , Ohio . Leatherheads began filming on February 12, 2007. Filming locations mainly included locations in Chattanooga, Tennessee , upstate South Carolina around Anderson , Greenville , Ware Shoals , Greer and Travelers Rest , as well as Boiling Springs and western North Carolina around Statesville , Greensboro and Winston-Salem , specifically at Hanes Middle School and

8736-410: The main audience for the film. As of October 2013, the movie had made about $ 31.2 million from the United States and Canada and $ 10.1 million from other markets making a global total of $ 41.3 million. The budget for the film was $ 58 million. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 52% based on 170 reviews, with an average rating of 5.81/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Despite

8840-493: The men are Bulldogs in borrowed army uniforms. Carter confesses the truth and the commissioner frees Lexie from printing a retraction. Carter is ordered to simply say he got too much credit for his war actions, but must give a hefty part of his paycheck to the American Legion . Carter's conniving manager is banned from football as well. Dodge is warned that if he pulls any old tricks to win the next game, he will lose his place in

8944-499: The mud is removed it is seen that the player is none other than Dodge, who disguised himself as a Chicago player on the play. The play is changed to a touchdown , and the Bulldogs win. Carter tells Dodge that Dodge is finished playing football and he intends to tell the newspapers the real story about his "capture" of the German soldiers. Dodge argues that the United States needs heroes; Dodge and Carter part on good terms once again. After

9048-412: The neighborhood's revitalization, many developers are also investing in housing projects in anticipation of further growth. Duluth's prominence as a port city gave it an economic advantage in its early years, but as various industries began to wane, new efforts to reclaim areas of the waterfront for public use emerged. Notable among them is the reclamation of the St. Louis River corridor, which runs along

9152-403: The original, the subsequent drafts and then his draft, is that he wrote the majority of the film... We both thought Duncan and Rick would get first position credit, which they deserved. But this wasn't right." Paul Attanasio also did uncredited re-writes on the film prior to Clooney taking over. Duluth, Minnesota Duluth ( / d ə ˈ l uː θ / də- LOOTH )

9256-464: The population. 21.6% were of American, 9.5% Irish, 8.9% German and 8.4% English ancestry according to Census 2000 . 90.6% spoke English and 8.5% Spanish as their first language. Since 2000, the city has seen an explosive increase in Hispanic immigration. There were 6,714 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 15.7% had

9360-476: The post became the headquarters for North West's new Fond du Lac Department. It had stockade walls, two houses of 40 feet (12 m) each, a shed of 60 feet (18 m), a large warehouse, and a canoe yard. Over time, Indian peoples and European Americans settled nearby, and a town gradually developed. In 1808, German-born John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company . The company began trading at

9464-652: The poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over. Greer is adjacent to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which serves Greenville , Spartanburg , and Upstate South Carolina. Greer is also the site of the largest BMW manufacturing facility in North America. According to a June 2005 article in The Greenville News , BMW's Greer plant employs about 9,000 people, and has attracted dozens of suppliers in South Carolina, providing jobs for more than 12,000 people. Greer

9568-451: The railroad opened areas due north and west of Lake Superior to iron ore mining. Duluth's population on New Year's Day of 1869 consisted of 14 families; by the Fourth of July , 3,500 people were present to celebrate. In the first Duluth Minnesotian printed on August 24, 1869, the editor placed the following notice on the editorial page: Newcomers should comprehend that Duluth is at present

9672-459: The threats of Carter's manager, she decides to publish the story. The story sparks a firestorm of accusations and reprimands. Carter's manager resorts to shady dealing to cover it up, even bribing the original witness to change his story. Dodge's attempts to legitimize pro football take on a life of their own. The new commissioner of football appointed by the U.S. Congress , formalizes the game's rules, taking away improvisational antics. In addition,

9776-600: The tourist industry. Some 3.5 million visitors each year contribute more than $ 400 million to the local economy. More recently a collection of like-minded businesses in Lincoln Park , an old rundown blue-collar neighborhood with high unemployment and poverty rates, was cultivated by a group of entrepreneurs who have begun rebuilding and revitalizing the area. Since 2014, at least 25 commercial real estate transactions have occurred and 17 businesses have opened, including restaurants, breweries, coffee shops and artist studios. Due to

9880-512: The turn of the century, it had almost 100,000 inhabitants, and was again a thriving community with small-business loans, commerce and trade flowing through the city. Mining continued in the Mesabi Range and iron was shipped east to mills in Ohio, a trade continuing into the 20th century. Early doubts about the Duluth area's potential were voiced in "The Untold Delights of Duluth," a speech U.S. Representative J. Proctor Knott of Kentucky gave in

9984-693: The western end of the city to the Lester Park neighborhood on the east side. It crosses nearly Duluth's entire length and affords views of Lake Superior, the Aerial Lift Bridge, Canal Park, and the many industries that inhabit the largest inland port. A developing part of the city is the Miller Hill Mall area and the adjacent big-box retailer shopping strips "over the hill" along the Miller Trunk Highway corridor. The 2009–10 road reconstruction project in Duluth's Miller Hill area improved movement through

10088-406: Was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 33,140, and the median income for a family was $ 41,864. Males had a median income of $ 33,147 versus $ 23,566 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,546. About 12.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below

10192-568: Was booming. In a Fourth of July speech Dr. Thomas Preston Foster, the founder of Duluth's first newspaper, coined the expression "The Zenith City of the Unsalted Seas". In 1869–70, Duluth was the fastest-growing city in the country and was expected to surpass Chicago in only a few years. When Jay Cooke , a wealthy Philadelphia land speculator, convinced the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad to create an extension from St. Paul to Duluth,

10296-428: Was called upon to make remarks at the dedication of a new railroad line into Howell's Crossing, a village named for his grandfather. Howell humorously suggested that the community be called "Duluth" instead, and townspeople agreed. Proctor Knott is sometimes credited with characterizing Duluth as the "zenith city of the unsalted seas," but the honor for that coinage belongs to journalist Thomas Preston Foster, speaking at

10400-434: Was completed in 2008, and includes the 12-acre (4.9 ha) Greer City Park. Pelham Medical Center, part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System , is a 48-bed hospital providing emergency services, general surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, cardiology (non-invasive), endocrinology, gastroenterology, general medicine, oncology, and intensive care services. This campus includes Pelham Medical Center Medical Office Building,

10504-506: Was ever constructed in the country. In 1929–30, the span was converted to a vertical-lift bridge (also rather uncommon). The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. In 1916, after Europe had entered the Great War (World War I), a shipyard was constructed on the St. Louis River. A new workers neighborhood, today known as Riverside, developed around the large operation. Similar industrial expansions took place during

10608-505: Was found two weeks later hanging in a tree in Duluth's Lester Park. Another lynching in Duluth occurred on June 15, 1920, when three innocent black male circus workers: Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie, were attacked by a white mob and hanged after purportedly raping a teenage white girl. The Duluth lynchings took place on First Street and Second Avenue East. In the late 20th century, journalist Michael Fedo wrote The Lynchings in Duluth (1970), which began to raise awareness of

10712-510: Was renovated to emphasize its pedestrian character: streets were paved with red brick and skywalks and retail shops were added. The city and developers worked with the area's unique architectural character, converting old warehouses along the waterfront into cafés, shops, restaurants, and hotels. Combined with the new rock beach and Lakewalk, these changes developed the new Canal Park as a tourism-oriented district. Duluth's population, which had declined since 1960, stabilized at around 85,000. At

10816-406: Was said to be home to the most millionaires per capita in the United States. In 1907, U.S. Steel announced that it would build a $ 5 million plant in the area. Although steel production did not begin until 1915, predictions held that Duluth's population would rise to 200,000–300,000. Along with the Duluth Works steel plant, US Steel developed Morgan Park , as a company town for steel workers. It

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