Interior of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo located at 108 East Michigan Avenue. The building was originally constructed in 1916/1917. The building remained little changed until the early 1970's when, according to Kalamazoo...
Employee banquet inside Moore Electrical Service Inc. located at 8130 West Main Street just to the west of 6th Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The employees are celebrating the receiving of the Consumers Power "All Electric Building" Award. As of...
Santa and Mrs. Clause arriving to the crowded tree lighting ceremony in downtown Kalamazoo on Saturday, November 25th. The exact location of this sight is unknown.
Image of the collapsed roof of one of the Decatur Seed Company's storage buildings. The damage was caused by heavy snow from the infamous 1978 blizzard which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. Mr. Todd was hired to photograph the damage for insurance...
Interior garage space of the brand new Cities Service Station located within the Southland Shopping Plaza at 6012 South Westnedge Avenue in Portage, Michigan. The station stands on the southwest corner of South Westnedge Avenue and Milham Avenue. ...
This is a fascinating image for two reasons. First: according to the negative envelope, this image was taken on Friday, November 1st, 1941 at the Willow's Cafe located at 4212 South Westnedge Avenue however, the costumed gentleman in the...
Interior of the Harding's Friendly Market located at 2604 West Michigan Avenue in the Knollwood Neighborhood. This store stands next door to the Western Michigan University Campus. As of 2006 this building has been enveloped by the WMU campus and...
The Green Acres Shopping Center located on West Main Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan on the northeast corner of West Main Street and Drake Road. The camera is looking towards the northeast with the following businesses visible (from left to right):...
Exterior of the Green Acres Shopping Center located on the northeast corner of West Main Street and Drake Road in the Township/City of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The businesses visible are: Town and Country Markets Inc. at 4604 West Main Street, First...
View, looking northwest, of the brand new Kroger Grocery Store located within the Southland Shopping Center at 6274 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. The other stores visible include Top Value Stamps and The Federal Department Store (which was...
Image of then Portage Township Supervisor John Plantfaber handing a new doll to a young girl in the entrance of the new Kroger Grocery Company. This image was taken during the Grand Opening Ceremonies on July 20th, 1960. The Kroger Grocery...
Image of a camping rig parked at an unknown lake. The rig consists of a customized 5th wheel camping trailer attached to a late 1960's Chevy pickup truck. The camping trailer was built by Hall's Sales & Distributors located at 1342 King Highway...
Unidentified couple attending the St. Augustine 1955 High School Graduation Dance located in the gymnasium of the St. Augustine Catholic School. The school is located within the St. Augustine religious complex which stands at 542 to 600 West...
Side view of a brand new Ford Ranchero hitched to a "5th" wheel travel trailer. The rig is parked in front of the Don Seelye Ford dealership located at 3820 Stadium Drive (on the north side of the street) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The camera is...
The newly married Mr. and Mrs. Rice walking down the aisle and toward the rear of the Cooper Baptist Church in Cooper, Michigan. Rice Wedding (Kalamazoo Gazette, January 15th, 1957, page 39 column 4 and page 48 column 4)
Image, looking west, showing the rear of the Gilmore Brother's Department Store located at 143-147 South Kalamazoo Mall (South Burdick Street) in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The view, taken from the top of the two story Gilmore Brother's parking...
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the newly completed Jewel Food Store (6330 South Westnedge) and Osco Drug Store (6390 South Westnedge) located in the City of Portage, Michigan. These separate businesses will eventually combine to create one...
Construction photograph of Loy Norrix High School located at 606 East Kilgore Road on the southeast corner of Kilgore Road and Lover's Lane in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is named for twenty year school superintendent veteran Dr. Loy Norrix who passed...
A classroom within the Otsego Junior High School located at 313 West Allegan Street in the city of Otsego, Michigan. This image shows the damage caused by a fire which swept through the school sometime on Saturday January 8th, 1966. Those rooms,...
Aerial image, looking towards the northeast, of the Black River as it flows through the city of South Haven. This is an earlier image as the marina has yet to be built along the left (west) side of the river and the soon-to-be-demolished warehouse...
