Soldier's Home; Grand Rapids; Veterans Organizations;
Formally located on Canal Street, this black and white image shows the exterior of the Main Building of the Grand Rapids Soldiers' Home, minus the destinctive tower. This structure would dominate the facility until 1973 when it was demolished and...
Soldier's Home; Grand Rapids; Veterans Organizations;
Formally located on Canal Street, this color image shows the exterior, including the destinctive tower, of the Main Building of the Grand Rapids Soldier's Home. Age, deterioration and urban renewal spurned the destruction of this historic...
Soldier's Home; Grand Rapids; Veterans Organizations;
Formally located on Canal Street, this black and white image shows the exterior of the hospital at the Grand Rapids Soldier's Home. This building, along with all the other original buildings, have since been demolished and replaced with a modern...
View, looking northwest showing the Pearl Street Bridge (foreground) crossing the Grand River. The bridge to the right was originally built in 1914 for interurban trolley cars. Today, 2008, the buildings along the west bank have been replaced...
Calvin College's Franklin Campus showing library in the foreground and the administration building in the background. Calvin would utilize this campus until the 1950's when it would move to a more spacious location. Today, 2008, these buildings...
Built in 1921-1922 by the Dominican Sisters to act as both an Academy and Motherhouse, this fantastic Italinate inspired building is located on Fulton Street. As an Academy for day students and boarders, it earned a reputation as a high quality...
Located in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, this park was first known as "Public Square" from the late 1830's until 1872 when it was given the name of Fulton Street Park. At first it featured a wooden bandstand which was replaced in 1890 with...
Opened in 1936, the Grand Rapids Furniture Museum was housed in the Tudor Revival mansion of T. Stewart White a local lumber baron. The museum would operate until 1959 when the collection was moved to the Grand Rapid's Public Museum. This home...
World War I; Military; Memorials; Parks; Grand Rapids;
World War I Veterans' Memorial Pillars and reflecting pool located in the heart of the Fulton Street Park in the center of Grand Rapids. The monument replaced an earlier fountain. Today, 2008, the park contains tributes to not only World War I...
World War I; Military; Memorials; Parks; Grand Rapids;
World War I Veteran's Memorial Pillars and reflecting pool located in the heart of the Fulton Street Park in the center of Grand Rapids. This monument replaced an ornate fountain which graced this location from 1890 until being replaced with this...
