Buildings -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Celebration on the Grand Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 450
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1980-1982; 1980 - 2015
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Father Dennis Morrow history of Grand Rapids collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 273
Abstract
Father Dennis W. Morrow (1948-2020) as the pastor of St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, archivist for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids and chaplain for the Grand Rapids Fire and Police Departments. Father Morrow grew up on the West Side of Grand Rapids, Michigan and had a deep knowledge of the history of the area. This collection contains mostly photographs that Father Morrow took or collected. The photographs document the 1950s US-131 freeway construction project, houses...
Dates:
1830s-2000s; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2003
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Grand Rapids buildings collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 254
Abstract
This devised collection attempts to bring together and coordinate materials about Grand Rapids physical structures and the planned and unplanned areas which those structures currently or previously occupied. Data on buildings by name and location are incorporated, including information on the site, builders and architects, as the information is available. Included are city planning documents with related site planning, layout, urban design and physical infrastructure data. Included is...
Dates:
1830s-2000s
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Grand Rapids Illustrated collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 091
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Illustrated collection contains three pictorial publications with images that depict Grand Rapids, Michigan. The views include buildings, streets, schools, parks, houses, hospitals and so forth. The three publications are: Grand Rapids Illustrated by E.B. Fisher, 1888; Art Work of Grand Rapids, Michigan by L.G. Stuart, 1896 and Grand Rapids Then and Now, 1988. Grand Rapids Then and Now presents sixty-two views from the 1888 Grand Rapids Illustrated compared with new views...
Dates:
1888-1988
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Grand Rapids Public Library urban renewal pictorials
Collection
Identifier: Collection 118
Abstract
This collection contains approximately 160 images of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan during a period of urban renewal. During 1979 and 1980 staff members from the Grand Rapids Public Library's Audio-Visual Department set about to visually document the urban renewal landscape. The images were photographed, and 4x5 negatives were provided. Subsequently, 8x10 photographic prints or contact prints were made from these negatives. The images depict the downtown area, buildings being...
Dates:
1979-1980
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Hero D. Bratt Grand Rapids images
Collection
Identifier: Collection 372
Abstract
Hero D. Bratt (1900-1977) worked in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan during the urban renewal period in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As an amateur photographer, Bratt documented the buildings and streetscapes before the changes, as well as the demolition and new construction processes. The collection includes over 1,500 color slides, each converted into a print. Because of the comprehensiveness and quality of the images, they are an invaluable record of modern change in downtown Grand...
Dates:
1961-1973, no date
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Laura Lorenson photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 093
Abstract
The Laura Lorenson photographs contains images which primarily document architecture and buildings in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Included are 464 photographs and 8 photo postcards depicting views of various houses, churches, businesses and public buildings. Most of the images are black and white snapshots, but occasional color images are found. The images were taken in the late 1950s, but most of the houses date to the construction period of 1850-1920 and represent examples of various styles...
Dates:
1955-1961
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Lawrence Case Urban Renewal Slides
Collection
Identifier: Collection 541
Abstract
This is a collection of 35mm slides that depict a changing mid-20th century Grand Rapids, Michigan. Taken by amateur photographer Lawrence H. Case (1914-2014), the images include the 1960s development around the Calder Plaza and Vandenberg Center areas of downtown. According to a historical marker placed at the site, "[t]he federal urban renewal program of the 1960s cleared the area, providing space for the new City-County complex, the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and other office...
Dates:
1959 - 1980
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Palmer School Building Story Slides
Item
Identifier: Collection 405
Abstract
This collection of slides documents the building of the new Palmer School from 1953-1954. Included are images of the construction of the school, classrooms, teachers, and events surrounding the dedication of the building.
Dates:
1953-1954
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Past Perfect historic preservation records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 245
Abstract
Past Perfect is a historic preservation consulting firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The records in this collection include original and copied materials created or used by the firm. The materials provide historical and architectural information on buildings throughout Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Dates:
no date
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center