Bridge Street Views (6)
Scope and Contents
1. View east on Bridge St. from Pine. Schaubel’s House, n.w. cor Lane. Small house, SE cor. Lane, John Conconnaus(?) now replaced by Anthony Flats. Pearsons lived there then.
2. W. Bridge St. looking east from Pine St. Elma Reichel on sled.
3. W. Bridge St. looking west from Pine St. in front of Emil Reichel’s Drug Store. Watson Homestead at top of hill. Taken with telescope lens. Winter view, no leave on trees, trolley tracks down center of street. Hill goes down, with buildings at bottom, but the vista with toward the house up on top of the hill behind these buildings.
4. Bridge St. cor. Valley. House on top of hill at right is old Watson Homestead (site of present home of Mr. Stow (Clipper Belt Lacer Co.) Good view of house, snowy road lined with utility poles, a fence along the road at the left.
5. Duplicate of 4) above. Was Missing, now returned to folder.
6. Bridge St. are a railroad cross with the light/alarm signal. Near view of building with sign “Skutt. Used Furniture”. Building also has Fox DeLuxe sign on the side. Ca. 1950’s.
Dates
- circa 1837-2011
Extent
From the Collection: 32 Linear Feet (Approximately 60 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org