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Listen to this: Archive Dive discusses how FDR's Works Progress Administration helped shape Superior
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This past week, the Superior Telegram released it’s 26th episode of Archive Dive, which is a monthly history podcast where we “dive” into the archives of historic events, people and places in Superior and Douglas County.
For this month’s episode, Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood and local historian and retired librarian Teddie Meronek discuss the old post office in Superior. It has worn many hats since it was completed in 1908. In addition to a courthouse and post office, it has been home to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Douglas County Historical Society, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation and it currently houses a theatre company. Now known as the Superior Entrepreneurship Center, the building has been turned into a one-stop shop for economic development.
Maria and Teddie talk about the history of the Superior landmark, which was designed by architect Earl Barber. They also discuss other buildings that Barber put his stamp on and much, much more.
The building cost more than $300,000 to build and adjusted for today's cost, it would have been approximately $10,000,000. Many people have thought the building was only a post office, not knowing about the federal courthouse upstairs. In fact, while most locals have referred to it in recent years as the "old post office," its official name was the Federal Building.
You can find that episode at superiortelegram.com or wherever you also get this podcast. You can find addtional episodes here.
In case you missed last month’s episode, we are resharing it here. In February, Maria and Teddie explored how President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration helped shape Superior. Enjoy!
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Listen to this: Archive Dive discusses how FDR's Works Progress Administration helped shape Superior
Manage episode 406916634 series 2864081
This past week, the Superior Telegram released it’s 26th episode of Archive Dive, which is a monthly history podcast where we “dive” into the archives of historic events, people and places in Superior and Douglas County.
For this month’s episode, Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood and local historian and retired librarian Teddie Meronek discuss the old post office in Superior. It has worn many hats since it was completed in 1908. In addition to a courthouse and post office, it has been home to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Douglas County Historical Society, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation and it currently houses a theatre company. Now known as the Superior Entrepreneurship Center, the building has been turned into a one-stop shop for economic development.
Maria and Teddie talk about the history of the Superior landmark, which was designed by architect Earl Barber. They also discuss other buildings that Barber put his stamp on and much, much more.
The building cost more than $300,000 to build and adjusted for today's cost, it would have been approximately $10,000,000. Many people have thought the building was only a post office, not knowing about the federal courthouse upstairs. In fact, while most locals have referred to it in recent years as the "old post office," its official name was the Federal Building.
You can find that episode at superiortelegram.com or wherever you also get this podcast. You can find addtional episodes here.
In case you missed last month’s episode, we are resharing it here. In February, Maria and Teddie explored how President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration helped shape Superior. Enjoy!
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