Business Districts; Department Stores; Parking Lots;
Aerial view, looking east, of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The streets visible in the image are: Burdick Street (running from the left center edge to the lower right corner), Portage Street (running from the left center edge to the upper right...
Aerial view, looking due north, of the Interstate 94 (I-94) and Portage Street intersection located in the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Portage Street can be seen running from the top center edge to the bottom center edge of the image, while I-94...
Aerial view, looking west, of the brand new Jewel Foods and Osco Drugs located on South Westnedge (left to right near bottom edge) in Portage, Michigan. Jewel Foods stands at 6330 South Westnedge (left) while Osco Drugs stands at 6390 South...
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...
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...
View, looking northeast, towards the Lovers Lane (left to right in image) and Cork Street intersection. The businesses in the distance are (from left to right): Russell Hayner - Physician (1043 Cork Street), Milwood Shoe Repair (1049 Cork Street),...
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...
Aerial view, looking southwest, 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 stores would eventually merge into one large business and...
Aerial view, looking northeast, showing the rear of the newly completed Jewel Food Store (6330 South Westnedge) and Osco Drug Store (6390 South Westnedge) in the City of Portage, Michigan. Today (2006) this building is occupied by Harding's...
Aerial view, looking northeast, of the Milwood Neighborhood which is located south of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The street that winds from the top left corner of the image to the bottom left corner of the image is Lover's Lane. The street...
Automobile accident near the intersection of John Street and Vine Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The vehicle is on its side with the driver's door propped open. Even though this is a December evening, a large crowd has gathered to investigate,...
Image of an automobile accident near the intersection of John Street and Vine Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The vehicle is lying on its side with the driver side door propped open. Even though it is a December evening after dark, a large crowd...
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...
Two couples shown dancing inside the Willow's Cafe located at 4212 South Westnedge Avenue on the outskirts of the City of Kalamazoo. The large, unusual piece of furniture along the wall is actually the cafe's jukebox. As of 2017 nothing remains...
Large group of patrons crowded around a table inside the Willow's Cafe located at 4121 South Westnedge Avenue on the outskirts of the City of Kalamazoo. Along the back wall we can see a mixture of civilian and military hats and coats hanging on...
View, looking southeast, of the brand new American National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's South Westnedge Branch Office. This branch was located at 3205 South Westnedge Avenue on the southeast corner of South Westnedge (lower right corner)...
View, looking southwest, of the Airport Shell Service Station located at 5126 Portage Road on the southwest corner of Portage Road and Bender Street. This service station stands just yards south of Interstate 94 (I-94). As of 2017 the building...
Aerial view, looking northeast, of part of the main business district of downtown Kalamazoo. For context, the streets visible in the image include: East South Street (which runs from the top center edge, can be seen bowing out to the right side of...
Aerial view of the Holiday Inn, Crosstown Parkway located at 220 East Crosstown Parkway. Crosstown Parkway can be seen running along the left edge of the image from the top left corner to the bottom left corner. Other streets visible include:...
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...
