UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE - Image of a man in a suit and tie leaning on a locked case which is next to a "tellers cage." Within the cage can be seen an unidentified woman. The sign above the open door reads "Sorry No..." while the sign in the "teller...
Image of the Central Fire Station which stands on the northeast corner of the South Burdick and Lovell Street intersection. This image was taken in the summer of 1958, just prior to the stations demolition in 1959. It would be replaced with a...
Interior of the Harding's Friendly Market located at 2604 West Michigan Avenue in the Knollwood Neighborhood. This store stands next door to the Western Michigan University Campus. As of 2006 this building has been enveloped by the WMU campus and...
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)...
Santa Clause and two unidentified children standing next to a helicopter possibly at the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport located at 5541 Portage Road. The advertisement on the door of the helicopter shows that it is from the Chicago Illinois area.
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...
Aerial view, looking northeast, of the original "west"campus of Western Michigan University. Stadium Drive can be seen running along the railroad tracks next to the right edge of the image. Michigan Avenue runs from the right center edge to the...
Image, looking south, showing City Automotive Service located at 464 Portage Street near downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan taken by Mr. Todd (according to the large clock mounted on the wall in the center of the building) on October 7th, 1941 at 4:15...
Image, looking south, of the City Automotive Service located at 464 Portage Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Other businesses located within this structure are the Michigan Color Plate Company and the Globe Construction Company. This building once...
View, looking southeast, of the exterior facade of the Allied Paper Mill's main office building located at 1608 Lake Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This building once stood on the south side of the street between Division Street and Irene Court. ...
View, looking southeast, of the Kalamazoo Avenue (left to right in foreground) and North Burdick Street intersection located in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The building on the right is the Reid Hotel located on the southwest corner of Burdick...
Image, looking northeast, showing the Salvation Army Building in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The building stands on the southeast corner of North Rose Street (foreground) and Eleanor Street at 244 North Rose Street. Built for the Salvation Army...
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The First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's main office located on the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Burdick Street in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan at 108 East Michigan Avenue. The Ritchie Building (demolished...
Aerial image, looking east, focusing on the Industrial State Bank of Kalamazoo's Washington Square Branch located at 1225 Portage Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The bank can be seen on the far (east) side of Portage Street, which runs from left to...
Interior of the Harding's Friendly Market located at 2604 West Michigan Avenue in the Knollwood Neighborhood. This store stands next door to the Western Michigan University Campus. As of 2006 this building has been enveloped by the WMU campus and...
Stafford Hardware located at 1722 West Main Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This building, as of 2006, has since been demolished (along with the house next door) to make way for a Walgreens Pharmacy. The view is looking towards the north with West...
Image, looking southwest, of the Bloomfield Shopping Plaza complex. This complex was developed by Harry A Hurni and is located on the east side of Portage Street between Paddington Street on the north and Banbury Street on the south. In the...
Night view of the Uptown Theater located at 247 North Burdick Street in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan with the camera looking towards the southwest. The marquis of the theater shows the movie playing to be Penny Serenade staring Cary Grant and...
Grand opening view showing the interior of the Kroger Grocery Store located within Southland Shopping Center at 6274 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. The image is looking south along the front of the store. The sign in the foreground...
View, looking southwest, of the grand opening of the new Kroger Grocery Store located at 6274 South Westnedge in the Southland Shopping Center. Next door, to the right, is Top Value Stamps located at 6220 South Westnedge Avenue. In the distance...
