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PORKY'S DRIVE-IN <br />Location: St. Paul <br />Built: 1953 <br />Status: National Register-eligible <br />MAYOWOOD HISTORIC <br />DISTRICT <br />Location: Rochester <br />Built: c. 1870 - c. 1935 <br />Status: Listed in the National <br />Register of Historic Places <br />Remaining 120 acres of Dr. Charles H. <br />Mayo's estate, which was once 3,000 <br />acres in size. Historic district includes <br />WPA-era bridge and dam, farm buildings, <br />landscape features, and several houses, <br />including Mayowood, residence of Dr. <br />Charlie and his family. Plans to replace <br />bridge will remove significant landscape <br />features and impact character of district. <br />Comprehensive plan is needed to <br />preserve "Minnesota's Biltmore." <br />7 MITCHELL YARDS <br />Location: Hibbing <br />Built: 1906 <br />Status: Not yet evaluated <br />Primary switching and servicing facility <br />for the steam locomotives that <br />transported ore from the Iron Range to <br />the Twin Ports, helped U.S. win two <br />world wars. Could accommodate nine <br />engines at a time inside the building. <br />Used for decades as a salvage yard, site <br />was purchased recently with the hope of <br />turning it into an arts center focused on <br />metalwork. Building needs critical <br />repairs, especially new roof, to continue <br />to share its story. <br />Photographs by Katherine Scott, Black Box Images, <br />except as noted. <br />PILLSBURY "A" MILL <br />~ COMPLEX <br />Location: Minneapolis <br />Built: 1881- 1919 <br />Status: National Register and local <br />listing; "A" Mill is National <br />Historic Landmark <br />Eight-building complex with associated <br />infrastructure offers tremendous <br />opportunity for adaptive reuse <br />incorporating green technologies. Recent <br />plans fizzled amid down economy; site <br />purchased out of foreclosure by a <br />consortium of banks. Another master <br />development plan is needed to ensure the <br />buildings are reused in a way that's best <br />for the historic property and the city. <br />PRESERVATION <br />ALLIANCE <br />- OF - <br />MINNESOTA <br />Iconic drive-in <br />epitomized <br />University <br />Avenue's <br />automobile <br />age, was <br />popular <br />hangout for <br />old car fans. <br />Closed <br />abruptly in <br />early April, buildings to be moved to <br />site near Hastings in summer 2011. <br />mI ST. PETER'S CHURCH <br />Location: Duluth <br />Built: 1925 - 1927 <br />Status: Not yet evaluated <br />Closely tied to the local Italian <br />immigrant community from the time of <br />its design and construction until its <br />sudden closure in October 2010. Stone <br />facade is native basalt, built by the same <br />masons who crafted some of Duluth's <br />most notable residences. Supporters <br />envision amixed-use cultural center to <br />maintain Italian traditions and reach <br />into the community, but need <br />cooperation of the diocese to proceed. <br />1 O MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES <br />