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2002-N-0700a (1) Gilmore Brother's Department Store - Tornado Damage
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Title
2002-N-0700a
(1)
Gilmore
Brother's
Department
Store
-
Tornado
Damage
Subject
Disasters
Department Stores
Description
Image
,
looking
southeast
,
showing
the
front
facade
of the
Gilmore
Brother's
Department
Store
located
at
143-147
South
Kalamazoo
Mall
(South
Burdick
Street)
in
downtown
Kalamazoo
,
Michigan
. This
image
reflects
the
damage
caused
by a
category
F3
tornado
which
swept
through
downtown
Kalamazoo
on
May
13
,
1980
killing
five
,
injuring
seventy-nine
and
causing
over
fifty
million
dollars
in
damage
. In the
foreground
is
visible
a
Kalamazoo
Police
Officer
who
is
checking
people's
identification
. In the
days
following
the
tornado
, the
downtown
was
placed
off
limits
to
prevent
looting
and "
sightseers.
"
Anyone
entering
the
downtown
area
had to
give
proof
as their
reason
for
being
there.
Gilmore's
would
survive
the
tornado
but
economic
downturns
would
eventually
cause
them to
close
. This
building
would be
razed
and
eventually
replaced
.
Creator
John Todd, 1921-1981
Publisher
Portage District Library
Date
1980, May 15th
Type
Original black and white negative; 3 by 5 inches
Format
JPEG at 300 dpi
Source
John Todd Photographic Collection
Relation
2002-N-0700
Coverage
City of Kalamazoo, County of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan
Rights
Ownership: Portage District Library - Portage, Michigan
Category
Disasters
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