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17 lip 2024 · Uncover the secrets of downtown Grand Rapids' past with a visual tour of its 150-year transformation. From the humble beginnings at Grab Corners to the modern-day landmarks like DeVos Performance Hall, witness the city's remarkable journey through historical photos and stories.
10 sty 2010 · Longtime residents of Grand Rapids are in for a delightful nostalgic trip in to the city's past on Thursday when Donald Bratt presents 280 historic colored slides taken by his late father showing old photos of downtown Grand Rapids from the mid-1950s to 1970 -- the Urban Renewal Project era.
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The recorded history of Grand Rapids in the U.S. state of Michigan, began with settlers in 1806. Pre-Columbian settlement. A 1772 engraving showing Ottawa attire of the period. For thousands of years, succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples occupied the area.
Shifting from its furniture-centric industry, downtown Grand Rapids temporarily became a retail destination for the region, hosting four department stores: Herpolsheimer's , Jacobson's, Steketee's (founded in 1862), and Wurzburg's.
Joe Kinnebrew designed the Grand Rapids City logo which the City adopted in March of 1982. He was a Grand Rapids native. The three-color logo incorporates the sun in yellow, the Calder stabile in red, and the Grand River in blue. The logo provides a uniform symbol of the City of Grand Rapids.
4 dni temu · Updated: Oct 15, 2024 / 02:58 PM EDT. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — This month marks 55 years since the demolition of an iconic building that once defined Grand Rapids. The demolition of the old ...
