Local lore in East End, Wisconsin
Part of the East End neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
The best story on these streets is the library that stopped being a library. Andrew Carnegie gave Superior $20,000 in 1917 for a branch in the East End, and it opened on 10 September 1918. It was the last Carnegie library ever built in Wisconsin, the closing entry in a program that had put up hundreds across the state. In 1992 the collection moved out and the building was converted into a single-family house. It is somebody's home today, so admire it from the sidewalk and do not go knocking; the point of interest is that a neighborhood this size once rated a Carnegie library at all.
The 1898 fire hall is the other landmark worth knowing, because it now holds the Old Firehouse and Police Museum along with the Wisconsin Fire and Police Hall of Fame. Check current opening hours before making a trip of it.
Local lore next door
Immediately west across 13th Avenue East, the 1862 plat, with a higher ownership share and somewhat higher prices.
Allouez-Itasca (Superior)East beyond the Nemadji toward the ore docks and Wisconsin Point, cheaper again, with a taconite and rail dust disclosure worth reading.
Downtown SuperiorFive minutes west on the bay, the Tower Avenue commercial core and the most walkable district in the Twin Ports.
South End (South Superior)South along Tower toward the US 2 and US 53 strip, with the second-highest duplex share in the city.
Billings Park (Superior)The far west end of Superior on the river bluff, the highest ownership share in the city and the best outlook.