Once Upon a Time in Duluth: How Dylan got his ‘way’ It took a few tries for Duluthians to latch on to the idea of a road named for Bob Dylan. Written By: Christa Lawler | × (News Tribune file photos) About this time 15 years ago, locals were polled about which stretch of street should be renamed to celebrate Duluth’s most contentious native son: a section of Michigan Street, a nearly half-mile segment on London Road or, frankly, any other area. It seemed that Duluthians were finally ready to honor Bob Dylan by naming a street after him. This wasn’t always the case.