Howell Area Archives Digital Archive

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    Michigan Ave North West Side - known as the Heikkenen Building, previously housed the Heikkinen Law Firm. Arthur and Richard Heikkinen
    Blueprints exist for the building dated 1915.
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    H. H. Mills & Son store build in the 1850's. Michigan Avenue north of Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. Destroyed by fire in 1882.

    H. H. Mills was a son-in-law of Wm McPherson Sr.

    Photo shows adjoining building, store windows, merchandise, pedestrians. The building to the left is ? Daniels Restaurant and the building to the right is a hardware store.
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    Zemper Studio, 213 E. Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan -1954-1961.

    At one time the building housed Sally Ude's Sweet Shop and Bar.

    Owner Duane Zemper shows photographs in the windows, and a passing car. unknown date of photo.
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    Goodnow Jubb Building
    101 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
    South east corner of Grand River Avenue/Michigan Avenue intersection, known locally as the Main Four.
    Year unknown.
    Later location of First National Bank in Howell.
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    Buermann Furniture - 1906
    North side of the 100 block of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
    Three unknown people
    Window signage: Furniture and Crockery. Display of bedroom furniture, fan, mirror
    Horse at hitching post.
  • HCDL-ngp-S004-02-0002_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the Weimeister/Cleary Block, located on the south side of East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1906.

    Buildings include "Hausmeer Brothers, Fine Foods", "D. W. Goodnow" dry goods, and "First National Bank".
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    West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
    View of the south west block at the intersection of Grand River Ave. and Michigan Ave, known locally as the Main Four.
    101-123 W. Grand River Avenue

    Writing on photo states:
    "South side Main St Looking West.
    E. K. Johnson - Pub.
    Howell, Mich"

    Store signs left to right: Porter Clothing Co., Cigar Factory, Model Bakery

    Unknown pedestrians.
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    101-111 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
    Year unknown, possibly 1910.
    View of the south west corner at the intersection of Grand River Ave. and Michigan Ave, known locally as the Main Four.
    101-111 W. Grand River Ave
    Signage:
    "This entire double front block to be reconstructed as the new home of Lines 5c to $5.00 Stores."
    "Closing out sale"

    Per The Howell Bicentennial History, page 234, "Closing of the Strobel Grocery to start the building of the new Line 10c store."

    Later home of D&C General Store, Mr. B's Restaurant, and Diamonds Steak and Seafood.
    First National Bank building
    Other buildings, traffic lights.
  • HCDL-ngp-S004-01-0041_u.jpg

    West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan
    View of the south west block at the intersection of Grand River Ave. and Michigan Ave, known locally as the Main Four.
    101-123 W. Grand River Avenue
    D&C General Store, pedestrians, vehicles pictured.
    Appears to be be later than 1930.
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    415 & 421 W. Grand River Avenue, Howell, MI

    This photograph is of the southside of the 400 block of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984.  In view are two homes.

    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
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