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  • McPherson Store, Howell, Michigan

    Photographs of the inside of McPherson Store, Howell, Michigan. Located at 106 W. Grand River Ave. in Howell, Michigan. William McPherson built the building in 1857.

    Unknown years and people.

    Read Livingston Republican March 10, 1920 Article

    Read Livingston County Daily Press & Argus March 26, 2001 Article
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  • Lud-Mor Shoe Store, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the storefront of Lud-Mor Shoe Store, 111 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan,  1962.  This store was owned by Maurice A LaFlamme in 1962.
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  • Swann's Store, 122 W Grand River, Howell, Michigan - 1982

    Swann's Store was owned by Doug Swann. The store specialized in work clothing, especially Red Wing work shoes.
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  • The Country Squire Fireplace Shoppe, 209 W Grand River, Howell, Michigan - 1982

    The Country Squire Fireplace Shoppe was a long-time Howell retail business. It was owned by Tom Snider and Tom Antczak.
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  • Country Squire Fireplace and Decor Shoppe, 209 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1982

    This is a photograph of the interior of the Country Squire Fireplace and Decor Shoppe, 209 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1982.  The names of the persons in the picture are unknown.
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  • Goodnow's Village Shop, Howell, Michigan, 1973

    Photographs of the opening of Goodnow's Village Shop, 209 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1973.

    Its new owners were Jim Turner and Ted and Mary Ellen Shreve.  They consolidated Goodnow's, The Village Shop and Dottie's Corner.
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  • Lud-mor's Shoe Store, Howell, Michigan, 1982

    This is a photograph of the interior of the Lud-mor Shoe Store, 111 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1982.
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  • Yax Jewelery Store, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the Yax Jewelry Store, 108 East Grand River, Howell, Michigan, 1965.  The store was owned by Donald H. Yax.
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  • Hamburg Food Center, Hamburg, Livingston, Michigan - 1976

    Photographs, dated 1976, is of the Hamburg Food Center, 10623 Hamburg Road, Hamburg, Michigan.
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  • 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.
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