Black and white photograph from circa 1910-1920 showing Washington Avenue, with the Vaudette and Orpheum Theaters on the left, in Lansing, Michigan.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Vaudette Theatre (Lansing, Mich.); Orpheum Theatre (Lansing, Mich.); Washington Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); street scenes; theaters; carriages and coaches; automobiles; people
Black and white photograph from June 1936 of road construction on Saginaw Street in Flint, Michigan. Notation on back of image reads: "spudding off excess asphalt after pouring joints."
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); Saginaw Street (Flint, Mich.); construction sites; department stores; street scenes; theaters; construction workers; street scenes; men; people
Color postcard from 1944 showing a nighttime street scene on Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. Included in the image are the Gladmer and Capitol Theaters, as well as the Bank of Lansing Building (built 1932, now Comerica Bank Building). The...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Washington Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Gladmer Theatre (Lansing, Mich.); Capitol Theatre (Lansing, Mich.); Bank of Lansing Building (Lansing, Mich.); Comerica Bank Building (Lansing, Mich.); street scenes; night...
Black and white photograph from 1950 of St. Joseph Street in Suttons Bay, Michigan, looking south. The historic Bay Theater is the third building from the left. Built in 1946, it is still Leelanau County's only movie theater.
Suttons Bay (Mich.); Leelanau County (Mich.); Bay Theater (Suttons Bay, Mich.); Ken's Market (Suttons Bay, Mich.); St. Joseph Street (Suttons Bay, Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; theaters
Black and white photograph from 1950 depicting the Bel-Air Theatre on N. Bridge Street, in Bellaire, Michigan. The movie poster indicates that Red Skelton's "The Yellow Cab Man" (1950) is showing at the theater.
Bellaire (Mich.); Antrim County (Mich.); Bridge Street (Bellaire, Mich.); Bel-air Theatre (Bellaire, Mich.); theaters; street scenes; people; automobiles;
Color postcard from 1935 depicting a performace in the open air theatre at the House of David park. The House of David was a religious colony which flourished in Benton Harbor between 1906 and the 1920's. In the 1920's, it broke apart due to...
Benton Harbor (Mich.); Berrien County (Mich.); House of David (Benton Harbor, Mich.); parks; theaters; recreation; postcards; people; sports & recreation facilities
Black and white photograph from circa 1941-1943 of storefronts, including Knaak's Drugstore and the Bridgman Theater, on Lake Street in Bridgman, Michigan.
Bridgman (Mich.); Berrien County (Mich.); Knaak's Drugstore (Bridgman, Mich.); Bridgman Theater (Bridgman, Mich.); Lake Street (Bridgman, Mich.); theaters; storefronts; sidewalk scenes; street scenes; stores; drugstores; automobiles; people;...
Color postcard from approximately 1908 depicting Calumet City Hall and Opera House on Sixth Street in Calumet, Michigan. The town hall was built in 1886, and in 1898, the opera house was added. The opera house opened on March 20, 1900, and drew...
Calumet (Mich.); Houghton County (Mich.); Calumet City Hall (Calumet, Mich.); Calumet Theatre (Calumet, Mich.); Sixth Street (Calumet, Mich.); street scenes; opera houses; theaters; city halls; buildings; clock towers; bell towers; postcards
Color postcard from approximately 1907 depicdting Calumet City Hall and Opera House, on Sixth Street in Calumet, Michigan. The town hall was built in 1886, and in 1898, the opera house was added. The opera house opened on March 20, 1900, and drew...
Calumet (Mich.); Houghton County (Mich.); Calumet City Hall (Calumet, Mich.); Calumet Theatre (Calumet, Mich.); Sixth Street (Calumet, Mich.); city halls; opera houses; theaters; buildings; clock towers; bell towers; postcards
Black and white photograph from 1987 of the north side of Michigan Avenue just east of Gilbert Street in Detroit, Michigan. Part of the J. William Gorski Collection.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Senate Theater (Detroit, Mich.); J. William Gorski Collection; U.S. Route 12 (Mich.); street scenes; storefronts; stores; theaters; automobiles
Black and white photograph from circa 1910-1920 showing the view up Michigan Avenue towards the state capitol building from Washington Avenue in Lansing, Michigan. On the left is the Prudden Building (burned down in 1920), with the Bijou Theatre...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Bijou Theatre (Lansing, Mich.); Prudden Building (Lansing, Mich.); buildings; automobiles; capitol buildings; street scenes; theaters
Black and white stereograph from approximately 1882 showing Michigan Avenue (also known as Congress Street) in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Ypsilanti Opera House and the Hotel Hawkins are on the left. The Opera House was destroyed by a tornado in 1893...
Ypsilanti (Mich.); Washtenaw County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Ypsilanti, Mich.); Hotel Hawkins (Ypsilanti, Mich.); Ypsilanti Opera House (Ypsilanti, Mich.); opera houses; theaters; hotels; storefronts; street scenes; stereographs
Color postcard from approximately 1911 showing Woodward Avenue, looking north from just north of Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The tall building in the background on the west side of Woodward is the Majestic Building, built in 1896 by...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Majestic Building (Detroit, Mich.); Pontchartrain Hotel (Detroit, Mich.); Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912; streetcars; automobiles; people; theaters; stores; storefronts; street scenes;...
Color postcard from 1913 of the view west down Cadillac Square from in front of the Wayne County Building. On the left is the Ford Building (1909 - Daniel Burnham). The large building in the center (on the south side of Cadillac Square) is the...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Ford Building (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Square (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit City Hall (Detroit, Mich.); Majestic Building (Detroit, Mich.); Pontchartrain Hotel (Detroit, Mich.); Dime Building (Detroit, Mich.);...
Color postcard from circa 1907-1909 showing an view of Campus Martius looking northeast in Detroit, Michigan. With the Merrill Fountain in front of it is the old Detroit Opera House, with Woodward Avenue to the left and Monroe Street to the right....
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Campus Martius (Detroit, Mich.); Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Detroit, Mich.); Merrill Fountain (Detroit, Mich.); Old Detroit Opera House (Detroit, Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Monroe Street (Detroit,...