Black and white postcard from approximately 1908 of the Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad tracks and the crossing at Kalamazoo Street in Bloomingdale, Michigan.
Bloomingdale (Mich.); Van Buren County (Mich.); Kalamazoo Street (Bloomingdale, Mich.); Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad (Mich.); railroads; railroad crossings; railroad tracks; postcards
Black and white postcard from circa 1920-1930 showing a railroad crossing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The booth was for the signalman/flagman who would lower the gates for oncoming trains.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); street scenes; railroad crossings; streetcars; railroad buildings
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The lighthouse-shaped structure is presumably the signalman's booth.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; railroad crossings; stores; people; automobiles; streetcars; railroad buildings
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On the right is the New York Central Railroad Freight Station.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; railroad crossings; stores; people; automobiles; men; railroad buildings; railroad stations;
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The New York Central Railroad Freight Station is on the left, and a signalman/flagman's booth on the right.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; railroad crossings; stores; people; automobiles; railroad buildings
Black and white photograph from 1951 showing Warren Avenue E, just north of the Chrysler plant, looking east to Connor Street in Detroit, Michigan. The men walking appear to be automotive workers leaving or going to work at the Chrysler plant.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Warren Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Chrysler Corporation; automobiles; railroad crossings; automotive industry; people; men; automotive industry workers
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The lighthouse-shaped tower is a booth for the signalman/flagman who operated the crossing gates.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; railroad crossings; stores; people; automobiles; streetcars; storefronts; railroad buildings
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; railroad crossings; stores; people; automobiles; streetcars
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 of a streetcar and automobiles crossing railroad tracks at Grandville Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grandville Avenue (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; railroad crossings; streetcars; automobiles; people; stores
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing the railroad crossing on NW Bridge Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Warsaw Hotel is in the background.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Warsaw Hotel (Grand Rapids, Mich.); hotels; street scenes; railroad crossings; stores; people; automobiles;
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 showing a streetcar and automobiles crossing railroad tracks on Fulton Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Fulton Street (Grand Rapids, Mich.); street scenes; railroad crossings; streetcars; automobiles;
Black and white photograph from circa 1920-1930 of a scene on an unidentified street, showing automobiles crossing railroad tracks, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); street scenes; automobiles; railroad crossings;