The cutting of the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary cake which is taking place on August 18th, 1961. A crowed has gathered in one of the shopping center's storefronts for this celebration, as well as a piece of cake. In this image...
Image of the dignitaries present for the cake cutting ceremony celebrating The Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary. The image is looking southeast from inside one of the shopping center's store fronts and was taken prior to the doors...
View, looking east, of the official cutting of the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary cake. The ceremony was held in one of the vacant store fronts. As of 2018 the Southland Shopping Center, which is located on the southwest corner...
Image of the dignitaries present for the cake cutting ceremony celebrating The Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary. The image is looking southeast from inside one of the shopping center's store fronts and was taken prior to the doors...
View, looking east, taken inside one of the storefronts of the Southland Shopping Center. The four unidentified dignitaries are posed with the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary cake. This publicity image was taken just prior to the...
Four new 1955 Oldsmobiles (three hard-tops and one convertible) parked on Southern Avenue facing Portage Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The business in the distance is the Kurtz One Stop Service Station located at 2706 Portage Street. As of 2006...
Three brand new 1955 Oldsmobiles (one convertible and two hard-tops) parked on Southern Avenue facing Portage Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The businesses in the distance are (from left to right): Welch's Drugs-2718 Portage Street, Junker...
1941 image showing bottling equipment in use at the Imperial Beverage Company of Kalamazoo located at 1810 Lake Street. When one looks closer one can see that Coca Cola bottles are currently on the line. As of 2017 the Imperial Beverage Company...
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Group of unidentified individuals standing on the tarmac of the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport (5239 Portage Street) in front of a United Airlines Domestic Aircraft. The group, as indicated by their buttons, is campaigning for the Republican nominee...
Image of the Marvane Oil Company located at 1718 East Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The image, ca. 1960, shows the front facade of the building along with one of the company's oil rigs. According to the 1960 Kalamazoo City Directory...
Interior of one of the damaged buildings at the Decatur Seed Company of Decatur, Michigan. The roof of the Quonset hut collapsed due to the large amounts of snow from the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. Utilizing...
Interior of one of the damaged buildings at the Decatur Seed Company of Decatur, Michigan. The roof of the Quonset hut collapsed due to the large amounts of snow from the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. Utilizing...
Excellent view of the damage caused to one of the Decatur Seed Company buildings during the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. In this image we can see the collapsed roof and the rear section of the big rig that had...
In this image the cameraman, Mr. Todd, is standing on the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Burdick Street looking east down Michigan Avenue. The prominent buildings in the image are: the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo...
Unknown guest celebrity signing autographs at the one year anniversary of the Southland Shopping Center. This shopping center stands on the southwest corner of Milham Avenue and South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan.
Image, looking northwest, the J. C. Penny Department Store located at 158 South Burdick Street in downtown Kalamazoo. The business stands on the west side of the street. Other businesses visible in the image are (from left to right) V & A Bootery...
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the Southland Shopping Center under construction ca. 1958. The shopping center is located on the southwest corner of West Milham Avenue (visible running from the top center edge to just below the upper right...
Image of the Southland Shopping Center's 1st anniversary celebration held on August 18th, 1961. The large crowed is gathering to watch the cutting of the massive three tier birthday cake. This image is looking east from one of the store fronts...
Interior of one of the damaged buildings at the Decatur Seed Company of Decatur, Michigan. The roof of the Quonset hut collapsed due to the large amounts of snow from the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. Utilizing...
Interior of one of the damaged buildings at the Decatur Seed Company of Decatur, Michigan. The roof of the Quonset hut collapsed due to the large amounts of snow from the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. Utilizing...
