Young couple, identified as Virgel Cheney and T. Cline, skating at the Silver Star Skate Rink located at 141 Portage Street in downtown Kalamazoo. She is wearing typical 1940's style clothing while he is dressed in the standard United States Army...
Group of eleven individuals (some wearing skates and some not) standing at 11:45 pm in front of the "Skate Room" and "Refreshment Counter" of the Silver Star Skate Rink located at 141 Portage Street in downtown Kalamazoo. As of 2017 the sight once...
Group of eleven individuals (some wearing skates and some not) standing at 11:45 pm in front of the "Skate Room" and "Refreshment Counter" of the Silver Star Skate Rink located at 141 Portage Street in downtown Kalamazoo. As of 2017 the sight once...
Two gentlemen standing in front of the large silver star inside the Silver Star Skate Rink located at 141 Portage Street in downtown Kalamazoo. It is unclear as to the significance of the white visor caps that both gentlemen are wearing. As of...
Aerial view, looking north, of the Consumers Power Company power plant located at 701 East Michigan Avenue on the east shore of the Kalamazoo River just to the east of downtown Kalamazoo. The streets visible in the image are: East Michigan Avenue...
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;...
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...
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...
The aftermath of an explosion of a Standard Service Station located on U.S. 12 outside of Comstock, Michigan. It should be noted that U.S. 12 is today's King Highway/96 which runs east and west from the City of Kalamazoo to the Village of...
Military Facilities; Military Personnel; United States Army; Fort Custer;
Three individuals, one military and two civilian, standing outside one of the numerous two story barracks buildings located within the Fort Custer complex located on the western boarder of Kalamazoo County and the eastern boarder of Calhoun...
Image, looking north, taken from the runway of the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport, currently re-named the Kalamazoo Battlecreek International Airport. On the runway is a North Central Airlines DC-9. The control tower and terminal building are...
Exterior view, looking northeast, of Southland Mall located on the southwest corner of Milham Avenue and South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. Parked near the southeast corner of the building are two Kalamazoo City Buses. The front bus is marked...
The aftermath of an explosion of a Standard Service Station located on U.S. 12 outside of Comstock, Michigan. It should be noted that U.S. 12 is today's King Highway/96 which runs east and west from the City of Kalamazoo to the Village of...
Two unidentified couples standing on the front steps of the First Presbyterian Church of Schoolcraft, Michigan. It is possible that these two couples are the parents of the bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Madison or the Brides and Grooms themselves...
View, looking southwest, of the new Kroger Grocery Store located within the Southland Shopping Center at 6274 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. In the foreground is the recently completed Village Green Nice and Clean Center Laundromat (6278...
View, looking southwest, of the Boylan Buick New and Used Car Dealership located at 5047 West Main Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The focus of the image is on the new car showroom and illustrates the wonderful modern 1960's architecture. It...
Two unidentified couples posing on the front steps of the First Presbyterian Church of Schoolcraft, Michigan. These couples may be the parents of the bride and groom or be the Brides and Grooms themselves making this a double wedding. It should...
Unidentified group of six men and five women posed outside the First Presbyterian Church of Schoolcraft. They are part of the Madison wedding party. The two couples in the center may be the parents of the bride and groom. It should be noted that...
Schools; Public Schools; Elementary Schools; Auto Theater;
Aerial view, looking northeast, of the recently completed Northglade Public Elementary School situated near the center right edge of the image. Near the center left edge of the image is visible the Douglas Auto (Drive-In) Theater located at 1776...
A classroom within the Otsego Junior High School located at 313 West Allegan Street in the city of Otsego, Michigan. This image shows the damage caused by a fire which swept through the school sometime on Saturday January 8th, 1966. Those rooms,...
