Excellent view of the damage caused to one of the Decatur Seed Company buildings during the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. In this image we can see the collapsed roof and the rear section of the big rig that had...
View, looking northwest, showing the single drive-thru lane at the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Lake Center Branch located at 7920 Portage Road in Portage, Michigan during its grand opening on August 30th, 1961. This bank...
View, looking northwest, showing the single drive-thru lane at the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Lake Center Branch located at 7920 Portage Road in Portage, Michigan during its grand opening on August 30th, 1961. This bank...
1941 image showing bottling equipment in use at the Imperial Beverage Company of Kalamazoo located at 1810 Lake Street. When one looks closer one can see that Coca Cola bottles are currently on the line. As of 2017 the Imperial Beverage Company...
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...
Unidentified gentleman known on the negative envelope simply as "Cobweb Painter." Cobweb painting utilizes spider web or caterpillar silk and was first documented in the 16th Century. It is not a common practice and takes skill and extreme...
Unidentified gentleman known on the negative envelope simply as "Cobweb Painter." Cobweb painting utilizes spider web or caterpillar silk and was first documented in the 16th Century. It is not a common practice and takes skill and extreme...
Unidentified gentleman known on the negative envelope simply as "Cobweb Painter." Cobweb painting utilizes spider web or caterpillar silk and was first documented in the 16th Century. It is not a common practice and takes skill and extreme...
Unidentified gentleman known on the negative envelope simply as "Cobweb Painter." Cobweb painting utilizes spider web or caterpillar silk and was first documented in the 16th Century. It is not a common practice and takes skill and extreme...
Image showing the exterior of one of the damaged buildings at the Decature Seed Company of Decatur, Michigan. Mr. Todd was hired to photograph the collapsed roof caused by the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest Michigan. In the...
Interior of one of the damaged buildings at the Decatur Seed Company of Decatur, Michigan. The roof of the Quonset hut collapsed due to the large amounts of snow from the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. Utilizing...
Interior of one of the damaged buildings at the Decatur Seed Company of Decatur, Michigan. The roof of the Quonset hut collapsed due to the large amounts of snow from the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest, Michigan. Utilizing...
View, looking northwest, showing the east side of the brand new Cities Service Station located on the northeast corner of Mount Olivet (foreground) and Virginia Avenue (background). This station stands on the apex of this unique corner. In this...
View, looking to the northeast, of the Shakespeare Factory Complex located in downtown Kalamazoo. Known for their fishing and sports equipment among other products the complex stood at 235 to 245 East Kalamazoo Avenue and was bordered by Kalamazoo...
View, looking southwest, of the brand new Spartan Discount Department Store located at 322 Stockbridge Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Stockbridge can be seen in the lower right corner. If you look carefully you can see a crew installing the...
Unique image showing the Grinnell Brother's Music Store's "Truck Showroom" consisting of a customized Volkswagen Bus. The bus is decked out in advertising for the music store which was located at 110 West Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo. ...
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the brand new Southland Village neighborhood located off West Milham Avenue in Portage, Michigan. The streets visible are (from top to bottom): West Milham Avenue (running from the top left edge to the top right...
Here we see Portage Township Supervisor, John Plantefaber (front and center under the "E" of ENTRANCE) preparing to cut the dedication ribbon opening the Southland Village housing development. This development was one of the first of its kind in...
In this image we see Kalamazoo City Mayor Glenn Allen (in hat) talking to an unidentified airport official. They are standing in front of the old North Central Airlines terminal building formally located at 5541 Portage Road. The large sign shows...
In this image, looking northeast, we can see an unidentified individual handing out gifts to the shoppers arriving for the grand opening of the brand new Kroger Grocery Store. This store opened its doors in 1960 in the Southland Shopping Center...
