Rebuilding Downtown Grand Forks
Rebuilding Downtown Grand Forks
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Photo: Alan Draves |
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The Grand Forks Herald building was the first new building
started downtown since the flood and fire. The Herald lost two of its three buildings to the
fire. The third building was damaged by the flood, but not the fire. The new building was
built at the north end of the surviving building. The new building has a 97 foot clock tower
facing Second Avenue North. The Herald returned downtown at the end of July,
1998. Elsewhere downtown, the Corporate Center has been completed at Fourth and Demers. The former First National Bank building was renovated for office space. The County Office Building across from the courthouse is now in use. The roof of the City Center Mall was removed in August, 1998. Most buildings on the east side of South Third Street were torn down. The remaining buildings in this block are being renovated and will house shops and apartments. |
 The City Center Mall is gone. South Third Street reopened to traffic in late November, 1998. The first shops have moved into renovated buildings in this block. Photo: Alan Draves |
 The site of the Security Building, destroyed by fire during the flood, is now the Flood Memorial Park. Photo: Alan Draves |
 The Corporate Center is now completed. The South Building (shown here) is occupied by the First National Bank, a law firm, and an accounting firm. The smaller North Building is still vacant. Photo: Alan Draves |
 The former First National Bank has been renovated for office space, but has no tenants yet. Photo: Alan Draves |
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Rebuilding Downtown...
Downtown Links... Grand Forks Herald articles on downtown flood recovery: Restarting the Cities' Heart Downtown - 200 Days of Recovery
North Valley Arts Council
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 The new County Office Building replaces office space lost to the flood. The building was dedicated on April 19, 2000, the third anniversary of the flood. Photo: Alan Draves
Photo: Brian Moe |
