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Visit With the Station Master, Howell, Michigan - 2014
Duane Brown, station master tells the story of the historic train station in Howell, Michigan. (HCDL-bd-Visit-with-the-station-master_m.mp4)
Names or Places mentioned in video:
Duane Brown, Ann Arbor Railroad, Ann Arbor Depot, Grand River Avenue -
Unknown Lake, Railroad Track, Livingston County, Michigan
This is a photograph developed from a glass negative showing railroad tracks running alongside a lake believed to be in Livingston County Michigan. -
Grain Elevator, Byron, Michigan, C.H. & D.R.R., by Ed Beach
This is a photograph developed from a glass negative of a grain elevator next to railroad tracks. The lettering says, "C.H. & D.R.R." which was the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad which was a company operating out of Ohio. The location was Byron Michigan but the date of this photograph is unknown.
On May 1, 1863, the CH&DRR leased the Dayton and Michigan Railroad in perpetuity. In 1891, it acquired the Cincinnati, Dayton and Chicago Railroad, while in March of that year it added the Cincinnati, Dayton and Ironton Railroad. -
Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of the Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, end of 200 block of North Walnut Street, Howell, Michigan.
The coal tower is also visible.
The date of this photograph is unknown. -
Oak Grove Depot, Oak Grove, Livingston, Michigan
This image was included in the 1st National Bank Calendar.
Oak Grove Railroad Depot, Oak Grove, Livingston, Michigan
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Lakeland Station Depot, Ann Arbor Railroad, Lakeland, Livingston, Michigan
This image was included on the First National Bank Calendar, and is of the Depot at Lakeland Michigan. This Depot was located on the Ann Arbor Railroad.
The date of the photograph is unknown. -
Bridge Building, Howell, Michigan, 1902
This photograph was taken in 1902 depicts the building of a new bridge to cross the Ann Arbor Railroad Tunnel at East Street (Division Street, Michigan Avenue). This photograph was included in the 1st National Bank Calendar collection. The Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad car is pictured.
As noted in the December 17th, 1902 edition of the Livingston Republican, "The abutements for the new steel bridge over the tunnel near the Baptist Church are being placed. The work grading down the sides of the tunnel continues". -
Pere Marquette Railroad Watch Tower, Howell, Michigan, 1932
This image was included in the 2000 1st National Bank Calendar, (January 2000).
It is captioned, "Watchmen governed the tracks of the Pere Marquette railroad from the gatehouse located on Walnut Street in Howell in 1932." -
Iron Bridge over Ann Arbor Railroad Tracks, Howell, Michigan - 1984
This photograph is of an iron bridge at either State Street or Court Street, over the Ann Arbor Railway Tracks, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984. The exact location is 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.
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Ann Arbor Railway and Depot, Howell, Michigan - 1984
This photograph is of the Ann Arbor Railway and Depot, located at the intersection of North Walnut and Wetmore Streets, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984. In this view, looking west, from the Michigan Avenue Bridge is the depot, train tracks, Holkins lumber, and part of a parking lot.
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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