This is a photograph of a fashion show held at the Holiday Inn, Howell, Michigan. Joan Carol's Clothing store, 109 West Grand River Avenue, was participating. The date of the fashion show is unknown.
This photograph is of the interior of 125 Holiday Lane, Holiday Inn, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984. R/UDAT held meetings and a reception during its visit to Howell; the names of the persons in the photograph are unknown.
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.
These photographs were taken during the 1975 and 1978 Christmas Dinners held by the medical office of Dr. Ismael Yanga and Dr. Abelardo Bustillo, at the Holiday Inn, in Howell, Michigan.
