Grand Rapids Historical Commission

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Bridge St. at Seward Another view on Bridge Street looking east from the traffic light at Seward Ave. The railroad tower that sits high above the surrounding buildings has been located at the railroad crossing between Seward and Alabama for many decades. Bridgewater Place, th

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Canal and Lyon Corner A street scene of the west side of Canal St.(now Monroe) from the corner of Lyon down to Pearl St. where Sweets Hotel has become the Pantlind Hotel, identified by the sign on the roof. Early automobiles line the street, but a horse can be seen on the far

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A Crowd at John Ball Park A large crowd composed of families cover the hillside above the bandshell while horsedrawn carriages create a traffic jam on the park road. A lone automobile stands alone at the right.

Dale Berger, Sr. with New Chevrolet Impala Dale Berger, Sr., demonstrates the new Impala in front of his showroom at 1451 Lake Dr SE. A neon sign in the display window advertises "Power Glide," Chevrolet's automatic transmission.

This is an image from c.1985 of Ionia Ave SW and Weston St SW. The view is north towards Fulton Street. The Surplus Office Furniture building is the current location of HopCat Grand Rapids.

Camp Blodgett - A crowd of boys and girls, wearing casual summer clothes, and a counselor gather outside a cabin where they experiment making music on a guitar.

Campers Enjoy the Guitar A crowd of boys and girls, wearing casual summer clothes, and a counselor gather outside a cabin where they experiment making music on a guitar.

1900-1905

Seven girls wear dark dresses, several with embellished collars or tucked hems, and there are no large bows at the back of the hair. The four boys wear suits, shirts and ties. The students hold their diplomas and all wear the long ribbons attached to their clothing.

Hall School Graduation Seven girls wear dark dresses, several with embellished collars or tucked hems, and there are no large bows at the back of the hair. The four boys wear suits, shirts and ties. The students hold their diplomas and all wear the long ribbons attached to thei

Happy Thursday, history friends. We have an undated aerial image of the intersection of Division Avenue and 28th Street.

Happy Tuesday, history friends. We have an undated image of a High School Quiz bowl between Grand Rapids City High and East Grand Rapids High School. If anyone knows the date of this show please let us know in the comments.

Happy Wednesday, history friends. We have an image from 2000 of the S Curve replacement project on US-131.

1974

Nine young boys in baseball uniforms pose on the playing field with three men. Four of the uniforms have the name of Matthews Pharmacy on the front and five have Gordon.

Grand Rapids Little League Nine young boys in baseball uniforms pose on the playing field with three men. Four of the uniforms have the name of Matthews Pharmacy on the front and five have Gordon.

1940

The freshman class of twenty-three girls, wearing their Marywood Academy uniforms, pose for their class photo for the 1940 yearbook, Veritas. The uniforms, generally of navy blue serge, also had white collars and cuffs. Several girls in the front row are wearing saddle shoes. Helen Panos, newly arrived from Greece, and a boarding student at Marywood, is in the middle row, third from the right. For the names of the other students see the Notes below.

Marywood Class Picture The freshman class of twenty-three girls, wearing their Marywood Academy uniforms, pose for their class photo for the 1940 yearbook, Veritas. The uniforms, generally of navy blue serge, also had white collars and cuffs. Several girls in the front row are

The Darwin Cody house was built east of the George R. Allen house, seen at the far left of the photo. The stately Victorian Italianate home, a style identified by the arched corbels over the windows and the frieze and brackets under the eaves, as well at the carved wooden posts supporting the roof of the front entrance. The family occupying the rounded porch on the west side of the house seems quite aware of the photographer. Since the house faces south, several awnings at the windows and on the porch provide protection. A delicate wrought iron fence encloses the front yard, and a stone at the curb displays the name "Cody".

Darwin D. Cody Home The Darwin Cody house was built east of the George R. Allen house, seen at the far left of the photo. The stately Victorian Italianate home, a style identified by the arched corbels over the windows and the frieze and brackets under the eaves, as well at

Happy Tuesday, history friends. We have an undated image of what the entrance to the John Ball Zoo looked like many years ago.

Happy Monday, history friends! We have an image from 1965 of the Burger Chef that was at 3250 Plainfield Ave NE.

We have an undated image of a Grand Rapids street at night. We will need the assistance of our history friends to determine a date of the image and the location. Thanks!

Happy Monday, history friends! This image is from 1947 and is a view east down Lyon St NW from Monroe Ave NW.

Happy Tuesday, history friends. We have an image from 1936 of the Flat Iron building located at 100 Monroe Center NW (then Monroe Avenue NW).

This image is undated but it is a view south from the I96 area at Ottawa Ave and Michigan St.

Happy Monday, history friends! We have some great postcards in our archival collection including this one of the Pantlind Hotel (now the Amway Grand Plaza).