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  • Photographs of the site of the demolished Walnut Street Methodist Church.  It was being prepared to become a parking lot and is located at the intersection of West Sibley Street & South Walnut Street, Howell, Michigan.  The picture is dated 1972, and is looking northwest with the Episcopal Church in the background.
  • This is a photograph taken of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, looking west,  1986.  In view is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1041 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.
  • First Presbyterian Church
    323 West Grand River Avenue, Howell , Michigan, 1984. 

    In 1983, the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce applied for a R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team) study, an American Institute of Architects program that brought a team of professionals to the city for a four-day period to study Howell's downtown, its ability to compete for regional shopping, and to make recommendations for improvements to re-vitalize the city.  The team, in 1984, during the study took photographs, interviewed people, held forums, and in the end provided an outline of strategies.

    American Institute of Architects Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team
  • This is a photograph of the first traffic light in downtown, Howell, Michigan.   The view is of the traffic signal and West Grand River  Avenue.  The location of the traffic light was  Grand River Avenue and  Michigan Avenue (previously known as East Street - 1895- and Division Street, 1915).  Today, it is known as the Main Four.

    The exact date of the installation of the traffic light is unknown.  There is a mix of old cars and horses and buggies in this photograph.  It appears that there is a band marching in the street.  The Presbyterian Church peaks are visible in the far background.
  • Parshallville, Michigan with the Baptist church on the left and the Methodist Church on the right.
  • Parshallville, Michigan with the Baptist church on the left and the Methodist Church on the right.
  • This is an aerial photograph, taken from the Presbyterian Church, Howell Michigan, 1914.
  • This photograph was labeled, "Knights Templar - parade".  It appears to be a gathering of the Knights Templar, Howell Commandery No. 28, on the Livingston County Courthouse lawn.

    The names of the persons in the photograph are unknown.  The women's attire looks before 1920.  In the background are the Livingston County Courthouse and the First Baptist Church.

    The date is unknown.
  • Howell Foundry and Machine Shop, Howell, Michigan - 1873 1st Methodist church is in foreground on the northwest corner of Sibley St. and Walnut St.
  • This photograph is of the Methodist Church, Brighton, Michigan on East Grand River Avenue.

    Date of photograph is unknown.
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