Aerial view, looking northwest, of the Maple Hill Mall Complex located on the northwest corner of Drake Road and West Main Street. West Main Street runs from the left center edge to the right bottom corner while Drake Road runs from the bottom...
Aerial image, looking north, showing the construction on the Meijer Thrifty Acres which would open in 1965. The road running from the lower left corner to the upper left edge is South Westnedge Avenue or "Old U.S. 131." The road at the top of the...
Image, looking southeast, of the Bloomfield Shopping Plaza complex. This complex was developed by Harry A Hurni in the late 1950's and is located on the east side of Portage Street between Paddington Street on the north and Banbury Street on the...
View, looking northwest, showing the Southland Shopping Plaza located on the southwest corner of South Westnedge and Milham Avenue. The stores are decorated for Southland's one year anniversary celebration which will take place on August 18th,...
Image, looking southwest, of the newly completed Lobretto's Party Store and Gaspare's Restaurant located on the west side of U.S. 131 in Three Rivers, Michigan. These businesses stand directly at the intersection of U.S. 131 and M-60 (West...
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 taken just before its one year anniversary celebration in August of 1961. The businesses in the image are (from left to right): Top Value Enterprises (6220 South Westnedge), Federal...
Image, looking north, showing Beattie's Drug Store (3112 Oakland Drive) and Harding's Market (3110 Oakland Drive). To the right (north) of these businesses is the C. Lafe Moore Gulf Service Station at 3106 Oakland Drive and Donald M. Carroll's...
The aftermath of an explosion of a Standard Service Station located on U.S. 12 outside of Comstock, Michigan. It should be noted that U.S. 12 is today's King Highway/96 which runs east and west from the City of Kalamazoo to the Village of...
Image of the large three tier cake baked for the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary party which will be held on August 18th, 1961. Dimensions of the cake are unknown, however using the individuals posed around it in later images, it...
The aftermath of an explosion of a Standard Service Station located on U.S. 12 outside of Comstock, Michigan. It should be noted that U.S. 12 is today's King Highway/96 which runs east and west from the City of Kalamazoo to the Village of...
View, looking towards the east, showing three new business situated along South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. They include (from left to right): Ryskamp Standard Service Station (5153 South Westnedge), Schwarz's Drive In Restaurant (5217 South...
View, looking northeast, showing Snow's Pharmacy located at 1841 South Westnege on the northeast corner of South Westnedge (foreground) and Maple Street. To the left (north) of the pharmacy is Ted's Supermarket (1837 South Westnedge), Dan's...
Aerial view, looking northeast, showing the addition to Meijer Thrifty Acres, located at 5121 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan, under construction. South Westnedge is visible running from the left center edge to the bottom center edge while...
Aerial view, looking due north, showing the Cork Street, Whites Road, South Westnedge Avenue intersection. South Westnedge is visible running from top to bottom just to the right of center in the image. Whites Road is visible running from the...
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the newly opened Southland Shopping Center located on the southwest corner of South Westnedge (lower right corner) and Milham Avenue (left to right along the top edge). The businesses visible are (from left to...
Image, looking northwest, of the Southland Mall located on the southwest corner of Milham Avenue and South Westnedge Avenue in Portage, Michigan. This mall, which opened in 1960, was first a shopping center. It was then expanded and enclosed into...
View, looking northeast, of the Jacobson's Department Store located at 359 Kalamazoo Mall (formally South Burdick Street). It stands on the northeast corner of the Kalamazoo Mall and Lovell Street. This location was originally home to the...
Exterior facade of Jason's Cove, a fine dining establishment located at 9110 Portage Road in Portage, Michigan. Located on the east shore of West Lake, this restaurant was converted in 1973 from a Five to One Dollar Store which had occupied the...
Architectural rendering of the "soon to be built" Jacobson's Department Store which will replace the Central Fire Station on the northeast corner of Lovell Street and South Burdick Street in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Central Fire Station...
