Howell Area Archives Digital Archive

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  • HCDL-ngp-S003-02-0013_u.jpg

    Wrigley Supermarket, opened in August 1963 at 505 E. Grand River Avenue, on the southeast corner of Grand River Avenue  & Fowler Streets, in Howell, Michigan.   The grocery store held a Grand Opening and Howell City Mayor Clifton W. Heller snipped a ceremonial ribbon.

    The Wrigley Supermarket was a 10,000 square foot newly constructed building with a 75 car parking lot.  The grocery store featured modern equipment, and mechanical handling, storing, and selling of a great variety of food products.

    The photographs are from the Open House.

    The local manager of the Wrigley Supermarket was George Courtright.
  • HCDL-ngp-S003-02-0010_u.jpg

    Photographs of a liquor display at Kroger Store,  1135 East Grand River Avenur, Howell, Michigan, 1958.
  • HCDL-ngp-S003-02-0007_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the interior of C. W. Krueger Grocery, 104 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan,  1948.
    It was owned by C. Wesley Kruger, and was formerly Larkin and Kruger Grocery.

    The persons in the photograph are unknown.
  • The storefront of the Kroger Company with a long line of people waiting to go into the new grocery store.

    Photographs of the Howell Shopping Plaza Opening, 1100 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, May 21, 1958.

    Occupants of the new plaza were Kroger Company, First Federal Savings, Dickson Pastry Shop, Akin-Craig Insurance Agency,  and Misener Pharmacy.
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    Photographs of Ozzie's Market, located near the intersection of  M-59 & US-23 , near Round Lake, Hartland, Michigan,  1970.

    Formerly known as "B.K. Market" or "B and K", it came under new ownership in 1969, and was renamed Ozzie's Market.
  • This view shows the entrance to the mall off from East Grand River Avenue. In the background, Kroger's and Ben Franklin stores are visible, and to the lower right, the sign for the Clock Restaurant.

    Photographs of Denton Discount Drugs, 1121 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1978.

    The store's grand opening was in October 1974, and it was owned and operated by William and Kathleen Denton.

    The store was located in the Howell Shopping Center.
  • HCDL-ngp-P002-09-0008_u.jpg

    These photographs were taken during the Memorial Day Parade, Howell, Michigan, May 30, 1947.  An article in the Livingston County Press and Argus reported the parade was on Friday, May 30th.   The parade left from Howell High School, 305 South Michigan Avenue, Howell and was led by the Howell High School Band.  The parade made stops to place wreaths at the Howell Carnegie Library, the Honor Roll Monument, and in Lakeview Cemetery.

    Picture 0012, the parade passes through the intersection of South Michigan Avenue and Sibley Street.  In the background, the A & P Grocery storefront is visible.  The laying of the wreath at the Library is shown in photograph 0009, and pictures 0011, 0008, and 0013 are in Lakeview Cemetery.
  • HCDL-ngp-H004-03-0024_u.jpg

    These are portraits of businessman Frank Curtis, Fowlerville, 1978.
  • HCDL-ngp-H004-03-0020_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of City Market which was located on the first block of South Grand, on the east side of Grand Avenue, Fowlerville, Michigan.

    Standing outside were Lewis Herning, owner,  and Jake Hamilton, 1910.
  • HCDL-ngp-D004-01-0130_u.jpg

    This photograph is of 505  East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984.  In view is the storefront of 505 East Grand River Avenue, Sefa's Market, looking south, from East Sibley Street.  Also partially visible is the intersection of East Grand River Avenue and Fowler Street.

    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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