City of Duluth, Georgia - City Hall on Reels

Opened in 1984, Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, Georgia, was once a bustling retail hub featuring anchor stores like Rich’s, Davison’s, and Sears. However, the mall experienced a significant decline in foot traffic and store occupancy following the openings of nearby shopping centers, such as the Mall of Georgia in 1999 and Sugarloaf Mills in 2001. In December 2017, the mall gained national attention when the body of 19-year-old Georgia State University student Silling Man was discovered in a vac

Spanning 35 acres, the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth boasts a remarkable collection of rolling stock that is not only significant to Georgia’s history but to the broader story of American transportation. Noteworthy railcars include President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Marco Polo and the 1911 Pullman Superb, the latter listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum thrives on a small staff and a team of dedicated volunteers. However, with over 90 pieces of historic rolling st