1940 photograph of an earlier photograph showing a family portrait originally taken ca. 1910. According the the 1939 Kalamazoo City Directory the address on the envelope of 171 Portage Street was home to the following: Wheaton Blue Print & Supply;...
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...
Aerial view, looking towards the northeast, of the center of Portage, Michigan. South Westnedge Avenue runs from the top left corner to the bottom right while Centre Avenue runs from the top right corner to the bottom left. Near the top left...
Aerial view, looking northeast, of Kalamazoo's Loy Norrix High School complex located on the southeast corner of Lovers Lane and Kilgore Road. In this 1960 image the school, located at 606 East Kilgore Road, is in the final stages of construction...
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...
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):...
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...
Image, looking southwest, of the Harding's Friendly Market located within the Southland Shopping Plaza at 6026 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan ca. 1966. This store would change from Harding's to Family Foods and back to Harding's before being...
The 1952 Kalamazoo County Chambers of Commerce attending a course on Communism verses Freedom at an unknown location. The following names are visible on name tags located around the table. They are (from left to right): John Todd (taking the...
Aerial view, looking southwest, of the Southland Mall located on the southwest corner of Milham Avenue (right center edge to lower center edge), and South Westnedge (left center edge to lower center edge). This image shows the mall immediately...
Image, looking southeast, showing the front facade of the Gilmore Brother's Department Store located at 143-147 South Kalamazoo Mall (South Burdick Street) in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. This image reflects the damage caused by a category F3...
Image, looking east, of the Gilmore Brother's Department Store located at 143-147 South Kalamazoo Mall (South Burdick Street) in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The camera is looking east up West Exchange Place. The image reflects the damage done...
Eastwood Plaza Shopping Center sign. This small strip mall is located at 3500 East Main Street on the southwest corner of East Main and Nazareth Road on the outskirts of the city of Kalamazoo. The camera is looking towards the southeast with East...
Aerial view, looking southeast, of the Eastwood Plaza Shopping Center located in the 3000 block of East Main Street. The National Food Stores Inc. located at 3520 East Main Street is clearly visible. The other businesses are difficult to see...
The Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan - downtown office (315 South Burdick Street - Kalamazoo, Michigan) shortly after remodeling in the mid 1950's. Formerly the home of the Elite Theater, Fidelity Federal moved into the structure in the mid...