Howell Area Archives Digital Archive

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  • HCDL-gn-100_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of two unknown persons standing in front of a dry goods store believed to be in Livingston County, Michigan.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N086A_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the George Mutter Shoe Service, 119 South Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  The date of the photograph is unknown.  Note that Michigan Avenue is bricked.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N079_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of a parade in downtown Howell, Michigan.  The procession is moving north on State Street.  The intersection of State Street and East Grand River Avenue is in view.  To the right is the Livingston County Courthouse, in the distance is the First Baptist Church, and to the left is is the storefront at 112 East Grand River Avenue.

    The name of the parade and persons in the parade are unknown.  The vehicles look to be from the 1940's-1950's and the direction of the parade is one that was most often taken for Memorial Day Parades (to Lakeview Cemetery).
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N070B_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of the William McPherson & Sons, Dry Goods store, on the north side of the 100 block of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.

    Grand River Avenue is snow filled; the name of the person in the photograph is unknown.  The year is unknown.
  • HCDL-gn-Teeple-N039_u.jpg

    This is a photograph taken of the storefronts on the 100 block of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  The street is snow covered and a horse and sleigh are in the foreground.  The businesses on the block include Homer N. Beach Dry Goods and William McPherson & Sons Dry Goods. 

    Homer N. Beach is "Going out of Business"; he died in July 1926.  The date of this photograph and the name of the person in the photograph are unknown.
  • HCDL-ngp-T006-06-0002_u.jpg

    Berry Corners Party Store, 4040 Mason Road, Howell, Michigan, held its Grand Opening on August 16, 1978.  The store was located on the northwest corner of Mason Road and Burkhart Road.  The owners were Ray Ward, Rita Ward, Dennis Judd and Aileen Judd.  The store name originated from the Berry family who had owned the property since 1911.
  • HCDL-ngp-S004-05-0008_u.jpg

    This is a photograph of A. J. Parkers Furniture Company, on North Michigan Avenue (Division Street), Howell,  Michigan.

    The exact date of this photograph is unknown but this store was operating during the early 1900's through the 1920's.
  • 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".
  • HCDL-ngp-S004-01-0044_u.jpg

    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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