Walgreen's headquarters? Please explain more if you can...is it going to be a Walgreens store, or a business office?

As someone who lived at that joint for a full month it's sad to see this picture.

Jake, do you know of any other upcoming businesses coming into this neighborhood? I live 1 block from the Chalet, and considering all the new businesses, medical clinics, etc. being built all around me, I'm getting a bit nervous about what the long-term plan is for my neighborhood.

How much meth do you think was hidden in the ceiling tiles?

Gol durnit - I was indeed, Paul.  Thanks for the correctioneering.

The last of the old-school motels that made up London Road Motel Row. What happened to the Lake View Motel? When was that torn down?

I always stayed at the Viking Motel in the early days. That was always a good spot as it was not too far from the Lake Aire Bottle Shop. London Road was the happening place back when, all the drive-ins and everything. Good places to hang out and eat. We had a lot of fun many years ago using that as a base for our stays.

Rumor has it that there will be a 3 - 4 story mixed commercial office building built there. Street level is rumored to be some sort of nicer sub shop style place with the upper floors being more traditional office space.

As much as I thought the Chalet was unique and that it wasn't as blighted as people made it out to be, I'm all for the further commercialization and modernization of London Road. Additionally, I think that removing the Chalet will only help spur additional home and rental renovation in the Jefferson neighborhood. I can't even count how many times the police have been called there and how how many times I've been yelled at by drunks on the balcony as I pass by.

London Road (along with Central Entrance) are two of my least favorite, under utilized (at least properly utilized) streets in Duluth and I'm glad to see nice new buildings going up.

You can tear a building down, but you can't erase the memory.