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...
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...
Image, looking west, showing the front window display of the Nobil Shoe Store located at 210-211 South Burdick Street in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. This image shows the shoe display lit up at night. This area has undergone several changes...
View, looking northeast, showing the intersection of Portage Road (lower right corner to upper left corner) and Milham Avenue (lower left corner to near upper right corner). A small portion of the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport (today's Kalamazoo...
Image of the front facade of the Sutherland Paper Company (looking northeast). This massive complex stands on the north side of Milham Avenue between Concord Street on the west and today's Tech Parkway on the east. This building has had several...
Image of the front facade of the Sutherland Paper Company (looking northwest). Taken from Milham Avenue, this image shows the massive complex which stands on the north side of of the street between Concord Street on the west and today's Tech...
Image of the front facade of the Sutherland Paper Company (looking northeast). This massive complex stands on the north side of Milham Avenue between Concord Street on the west and today's Tech Parkway on the east. This building has had several...
Sutherland Paper Company, Portage location. This massive building still stands on the north side of Milham Avenue between today's (2018) Concord Street (on the west) and Tech Park Way (on the east). The address is ambiguous but according to the...
View, looking southwest, taken during the grand opening of the brand new Kroger Grocery Store located within the Southland Shopping Center at 6274 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. The store originally opened in the complex twelve years...
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...
Streets; Shopping Centers; Fast Food Restaurants; Bakeries; Grocery Stores
Image of South Westnedge Avenue in the Township/City of Portage, Michigan. The camera is looking southeast with this location being just to the south of the South Westnedge and Milham Avenue intersection. The businesses reflected in this image...
Image, looking southeast, of the People's Church - The Reverend Roger E. Greeley, Pastor. This church, located on the southeast corner of Lovell Street (east to west in near the bottom of the image) and Park Street, was constructed in 1894. It...
Architectural rendering of the "soon to be built" Jacobson's Department Store which will replace the Central Fire Station on the northeast corner of Lovell Street and South Burdick Street in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Central Fire Station...
Aerial view, looking northeast, of the Miller Lumber Company and the Miller Sash and Door Company located at 1919 Factory Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Factory Street can be seen running from left to right while Reed Street is visible running...
Aerial view, looking towards the northeast, showing the Miller Lumber Company and the Miller Sash and Door Company located at 1919 Factory Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Factory Street is visible running from left to right while Reed Street...
Image, looking west, of the Harding's Friendly Market located on the north end of the Southland Shopping Plaza/Center at 6026 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. This shopping plaza/center is located on the southwest corner of South Westnedge...
Part of the Saint Augustine complex located on the north side of West Michigan Avenue between Allen Boulevard on the west and Westnedge Avenue on the east. The complex completed relocation from their original home, which was a block to the north...
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...
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...
