Eastgate Neighborhood Association Records

Collection

Identifier: Collection 401

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The scope of the Eastgate Neighborhood Association Records Collection consists of the newsletter "Gatewatch" and a few assorted pieces of miscellaneous material. The newsletter "Gatewatch" is the official newsletter for the Eastgate Neighborhood Association. This newsletter is a quartely publication and the time period for this collections spans from 2006-2021. There are some date gaps within our collection of Gatewatch newsletters, so not every issue from 2006-2021 is represented.

Dates

2006 - 2013

Biographical / Historical

The Eastgate Neighborhood is located in what was originally Paris Township, which bordered the boundaries of the cities of Grand Rapids and East Grand Rapids. It was rural, and even into the early 1960s there were farms in this area. In the early 1960s the cities of Grand Rapids and Kentwood annexed the remaining areas of Paris Township, and the Eastgate Neighborhood became a portion of the city Grand Rapids.

In 1990, when Metropolitan Hospital initiated plans to construct a heliostop near the corner of Boston and Plymouth, neighbors united and formed the Eastgate Neighborhood Association.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Easgate Neighborhood is located on the Southeast side of Grand Rapids. The vast bulk of this collection consists of the Association newsletter "Gatewatch". There are a few other pieces included in this collection, but they mainly have to do with the creation of "Gatewatch".