KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI
GENEALOGY & LOCAL HISTORY
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Old Postcards and Photographs of Kalamazoo
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Burdick Street Hotel - 1909
| Two post cards with Kalamazoo scenes from 1909. The top card shows the Burdick House Hotel in 1909. The bottom card shows the results of the December 9. 1909 fire that destroyed the hotel (later rebuilt). Contributed by Janet Serio. |
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The Chocolate Shop, 134 W. South St., 1950's
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"Since 1917 our kitchens have been making hand- made chocolates, ice creams, and nuts of the highest quantity. No preservatives are added to our chocolates. We use our own secret recipes. Caramel ice cream is our specialty! We deliver daily and mail around the world - phone or write us -" The Chocolate Shop was owned and operated by Charles Senne. It was moved to the Mall in the 1960's - see the Kalamazoo Mall page. |
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Park American Hotel 1920's
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The Park Club, facing Bronson Park, 2002
see the History of the Park Club: http://parkclub.net/history.shtml
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Views of the Kalamazoo Power House, around 1914
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Broadcast House, WKZO TV, Channel 3, and WKZO Radio, 590-AM, part of the Fetzer Broadcasting System, in the 1960's. John Fetzer also owned the Detroit Tigers. |
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| Rem Wall on his Green Valley Jamboree program, a staple of WKZO TV in the 1950's and 60's |
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The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, 1933
The Upjohn Company, Portage Road, Portage, 1960
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