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Title	2002-N-0100 (02) J. C. Penny Company
Subject	Department Stores
Description	Image, looking northwest, the J. C. Penny Department Store located at 158 South Burdick Street in downtown Kalamazoo. The business stands on the west side of the street. Other businesses visible in the image are (from left to right) V & A Bootery (202 South Burdick Street); The Oriental Cafe (160 South Burdick Street); Reed's Shoes (146 South Burdick Street) and Lerner Shops - Women's and Children's Clothing (136 South Burdick Street). The building housing the J. C. Penny was constructed in 1867. Known as Corporation Hall is first served as Kalamazoo's Village Office's and then as Kalamazoo's first City Hall. It was also home to the fire department. The city would eventually move out of the structure which they then leased to J. C. Penny in the mid 1920's. At the time of the lease, J. C. Penny altered the original Italianate Structure giving it a more commercial look. Over the next several decades the building saw numerous tenants until being demolished and replaced in 2011. The demolition was not due to unsympathetic owners but was due to sever structural issues. In this image both the J. C. Penny building and the two story building to the left have been demolished and replaced. The building to the right remains intact. It should also be noted that not long after this image was taken Burdick Street was converted into the nation's first pedestrian mall. This mall would last for a few decades before being reopened to traffic. Today, 2018, the street features a one way, one lane traffic flow to the south with random parking spots.
Creator	John Todd, 1921-1981
Publisher	Portage District Library
Date	1955, November 25th
Type	Original black and white negative; 4 by 5 inches
Format	JPEG at 300 dpi
Source	John Todd Photographic Collection
Coverage	City of Kalamazoo, County of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan
Rights	Ownership: Portage District Library - Portage, Michigan

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