View of the newly completed office complex for the National Waterlift Company located at 2220 Palmer Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A division of Pneumo Dynamics Corporation, the National Waterlift Company was a manufacturer of aircraft hydraulic...
View of the newly completed office complex for the National Waterlift Company located at 2220 Palmer Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A division of Pneumo Dynamics Corporation, the National Water Lift Company was a manufacturer of aircraft hydraulic...
Aerial view, looking southeast, of the newly opened Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge and Restaurant located at 1912 East Kilgore Road. The complex sits on the northern edge of the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport (today known as the Kalamazoo Battle Creek...
Twelve unidentified men, wearing the official Texaco Service Station uniforms, posed in front of the newly opened Germain's Texaco Service Station located at 6411 West Michigan Avenue on the outskirts of the City of Kalamazoo. This image was taken...
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 of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Lake Center Branch Manager Mr. C. J. Vanderweele (left) and unknown individual, possibly a representative from the main office (right) shaking hands inside the lobby of the newly...
View of the newly completed office complex for the National Waterlift Company located at 2220 Palmer Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A division of Pneumo Dynamics Corporation, the National Water Lift Company was a manufacturer of aircraft hydraulic...
This image shows the newly completed Loy Norrix High School located at 606 East Kilgore Road. The school stands within the City of Portage however the land has been annexed by the City of Kalamazoo. Opening in 1960 the school was constructed to...
View, looking southwest, of the newly completed American National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Portage Branch. This branch office stands on the southwest corner of Portage Road and Forest Drive at 8910 Portage Road. As of 2018 little has...
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...
View, looking southeast, of the newly completed Westnedge Hill Motel located on the north slope of Westnedge Hill. The motel is stands on the southwest corner of Maple Street (foreground) and South Westnedge (background) at 1906 South Westnedge in...
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the newly opened Jewel Foods and Osco Drugs located off of South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. Osco's address is 6390 South Westnedge (on the south end of the complex) while Jewel Foods address is 6330 South...
Image of the newly completed Harry A. Hurni Building located at 527 South Westnedge in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Hurni real estate offices were moved from a converted home at 316-318 Henrietta Street in downtown Kalamazoo to this new location in...
Night view showing the front facade of the newly completed First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Galesburg Branch located at 82 West Michigan in Galesburg, Michigan. This image, looking south, was taken the day before the banks...
The newly completed Zion Lutheran Church located at 2122 Bronson Boulevard on the southwest corner of Bronson Boulevard and Peeler Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The congregation has recently moved to this new facility from their old location at...
The newly completed Zion Lutheran Church located at 2122 Bronson Boulevard on the southwest corner of Bronson and Peeler Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The congregation has recently relocated to this new structure from their original church at 525...
Aerial image of the newly completed Kalamazoo Valley Community College located at 6767 West O Avenue in Texas Township. The college was mandated by a vote from the public in 1966. Since this photo was taken the college has expanded almost ten...
Fire Stations; Fire Engines & Equipment; Fire Fighters;
Built in 1960, this image is of the newly completed Portage North Fire Station located on the southwest corner of Vermont Avenue and VanHosen Boulevard in Portage, Michigan. The camera is looking towards the southwest with the building facing...
Retail Stores; Department Stores; Sears Roebuck and Company;
Aerial view, looking northeast, of the newly opened Sears Roebuck and Company department store located at 150 Crosstown Parkway on the southeast corner of South Burdick Street and Crosstown Parkway. At the time the store was opened in 1956, the...
Exterior of the newly completed Cherry Hill Apartments located at 705-728 Garland Circle in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The complex stands off the northwest corner of South Westnedge and Whites Road. As of 2006 these apartments remain in operation.