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223 to 234 East Sibley Street, Howell, Michigan, 1937
This is a photograph of 223 to 234 East Sibley Street, Howell, Michigan, August 14, 1937. In the 1940's, 223 East Sibley was home to the Furniture Exchange; at 234, there is a grocery store. -
505 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan - 1984
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 -
Aerial Photograph, Howell, Michigan, 1960's
This is an aerial photograph of Howell, Michigan, taken to the west of Page Field, looking south. In view, is the Ann Arbor Railroad Track, Purdy and Woodruff Lumberyard next to the tracks, a baseball field that was formerly present just north of the railroad tracks, and the streets in view include Barnard, running north/south; East Clinton Street, running east/west, and East Grand River Avenue. The old St. Joseph Catholic Church which stood at the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Fowler Street is gone and is replaced by a grocery store, Wrigley which opened in 1963 or Sefa's which came later. Fowler Street runs north/south is noted. There are people on the baseball field. -
Bozarth Carpet Center, 202 South Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of the interior of Bozarth Carpet Center, 202 South Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.
This address was the site of 1926 United States Post Office in Howell. It later housed school rooms, then A & P Tea Company store, then Bozarth Carpet Center, the Corner Pocket Billiard Center, Egnash Auctions and Swann's. -
City Market, Fowlerville, Michigan, 1910
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. -
Denton Discount Drugs, Howell, Michigan, 1978
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. -
Fitzpatrick's Vantown Store, Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan, 1973
This is a photograph of the exterior of the storefront for Vantown Store, labeled, "For liquor license - Mason Road - 1973". The view is looking west on Howell-Mason Road and a Sunoco Sign is in view.
Vantown, located at the intersection of Howell-Mason Road and Dietz Road, in Leroy township, Ingham county, Michigan. Vantown was named after a man named VanBuren.
The Vantown store, 3495 East Howell Road, Webberville, Michigan, was located on the northwest corner of the intersection. In the 1970's was owned by the Fitzpatrick family., and previously owned/operated by the Nemer's, and Truhn's. The store, established about 1901, closed around 2007 and was destroyed by a fire in January 2008.
The store once housed a barber shop, gasoline station, phone station, and post office, and served as a meeting spot for local farmers and as a milk depot. -
Frank Curtis, Fowlerville, Michigan, 1978
These are portraits of businessman Frank Curtis, Fowlerville, 1978. -
George A. Wood and Company, Dry Goods Store, Oak Grove, Cohoctah, Michigan
This photograph was taken in front of the George A. Wood and Company, Dry Goods Store, Oak Grove, Cohoctah, Michigan. The names of the persons and date are unknown.
There is signage for Howell Laundry also.
View 1903 Letter from Geo. A Wood (in library use only) -
Grand Opening of Wrigley Supermarket, Grocery Store, Howell, Michigan - 1963
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.
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