View, looking northeast, of the recently completed Saint Augustine Cathedral located on the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue (foreground) and Allen Boulevard. The Cathedral is situated facing south and, as of 2017, is now part of a much larger...
Image, looking east, taken from the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Rose Street on a summer day ca. 1955. The businesses visible along West Michigan Avenue include: The Burdick Hotel (large multi-story structure on the north side of...
Unidentified woman walking into the local headquarters of the Union Local 1010 - United Papermakers and Paperworkers AFLCIO. The headquarters was located at 124 East Vine Street just east of South Burdick Street between South Burdick and John...
Unidentified woman walkingout of the local headquarters of the Union Local 1010 - United Papermakers and Paperworkers AFLCIO. The headquarters was located at 124 East Vine Street just east of South Burdick Street between South Burdick and John...
Image (looking northeast) of Harding's Friendly Market located 2550 West Michigan Avenue, just to the west of the campus of Western Michigan University. The building is located in what is known as the Knollwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo,...
View, looking southeast, towards the intersection of South Pitcher Street (running straight) and East Michigan Avenue (running from left to right) in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Italian Revival railroad station on the left (dating from 1874)...
Exterior of the Family Foods grocery store located at 6151 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. This business stands on the east side of South Westnedge, just south of the South Westnedge and Milham intersection. Taken in the late fall of 1965,...
View, looking northeast, showing the Southgate Motel Complex located at 563 South Westnedge on the northwest corner of South Westnedge and Idaho Street in Portage, Michigan. The focus of the image is on the new addition to the motel which is...
Image (looking northeast) of Harding's Friendly Market located 2550 West Michigan Avenue, just to the west of the campus of Western Michigan University. The building is located in what is known as the Knollwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo,...
Image, looking towards the northwest, of KVISD or Kalamazoo Valley Intermediate School District headquarters located at 1819 East Milham in Portage, Michigan. Servicing the entire Kalamazoo County school district system this organization continues...
View, looking southwest, of Fuller Transmission (Division of Eaton Manufacturing Company) located on Mosel Street between north Pitcher Street on the east and North Burdick Street on the west. In the image, North Pitcher Street is visible in the...
Image of the Brown Company Seatbelt Safety Display located on the Kalamazoo Pedestrian Mall (formerly Burdick Street) near West Michigan Avenue in the summer of 1966. The Brown Company was formerly known as the KVP Sutherland Paper Company. Fanny...
Department Stores; Parking Lots; Business Districts;
Aerial view, looking north, of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The focus of this image is on the Gilmore Brothers Department Store (143 to 147 South Burdick) and the Gilmore Brothers Parking Lot. Gilmore's is the large multi-storied building in the...
Image taken from the south side of Michigan Avenue looking towards the front and east side of the Super Bargain Center, formally Sears and Roebuck, located at 161 East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The entire facade of the ACME...
Aerial image, looking northeast, of the DeNooyer Brothers Automobile Dealership located on Portage Street in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. DeNooyer's dominates the center of the image including (on the left) the used car division at 301 Portage...
The entire Rice bridal party posed in front of the alter at the Cooper Baptist Church located in Cooper, Michigan. Rice wedding (Kalamazoo Gazette, January 15th, 1957, page 39 column 4 and page 48 column 4)
The entire Ripmaster wedding party posed in front of the alter at Kanley Chapel located at 1903 West Michigan Avenue on the campus of Western Michigan University. As of 2006, this chapel remains little changed from this 1956 image.
Image, taken from the Gilmore parking ramp and looking north up Farmers Alley, 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...
Image, looking southwest, showing the rear of Gilmore Brother's Department Store located at 143-147 South Kalamazoo Mall (South Burdick Street) in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The image, taken from Farmer's Alley, shows the tremendous damage...
Image, looking south, of the rear of the Gilmore Brother's Department Store located at 143-147 South Kalamazoo Mall (South Burdick Street) reflecting the tremendous damage caused by an F3 tornado which swept through the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan...
