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  • This is a photograph of the north side of 100 Block of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1915.

    In the photograph is V. E. Hill's Variety Store, Beurmann & Company,Furniture,& Crockery, and the  McPherson Store.

    Horses and wagons are visible on the unpaved Grand River Avenue.
  • This is a photograph of the south side of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  It pictures the businesses on the 100 block.  It is dated  Pre 1917.    In the distance, the intersection of Grand River Avenue with South Walnut Street is visible.

    The names of the persons in the photograph are unknown.

    A horse and buggy are in the street. Porter Clothing Co. is the third building from the left.
  • This is a photograph of the south side of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  It pictures the businesses on the 100 block.  It is dated  Pre 1917.    In the distance, the intersection of Grand River Avenue with South Walnut Street is visible.

    The names of the persons in the photograph are unknown.
  • This is a photograph taken near the intersection of West Grand River Avenue and Center Street, Howell, Michigan.  The view is looking east.

    The Al Seeling Buick dealership and Mobile service station are on the southside, and the Don Main Oldsmobile dearlership was on the northside of Grand River Avenue.

    The date is unknown.
  • This photograph shows the construction at 101 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1936. 

    The building was on the southwest corner of Grand River Avenue and South Michigan Avenue.  It was the address of H. G Strobel, Grocery, and  later was the local D & C store.

    Herman Strobel retired from the grocery business in 1938.
  • This is a photograph of the south side of the 200 block, Weimeister Block, of East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan.  The Temple Theater and hotel are visible.

    The date of this photograph is unknown.  The street appears unpaved; Grand River Avenue was paved in 1915.
  • Interior - McPherson Store Building occupying three store fronts on the north side of the first block of West Grand River - 1949
  • 703 W. Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan 722 W. Grand River Avenue, Howell South side of W. Grand River Avenue

    In 1983, the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce applied for a R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team) study, an American Institute of Architects program that brought a team of professionals to the city for a four-day period to study Howell's downtown, its ability to compete for regional shopping, and to make recommendations for improvements to re-vitalize the city.  The team, in 1984, during the study took photographs, interviewed people, held forums, and in the end provided an outline of strategies.

    American Institute of Architects Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team
  • This photograph is of the southside of the 600 block of West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984.  Visible is Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance Company, 645 West Grand River Avenue, and the intersection of George Street and West Grand River Avenue.

    In 1983, the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce applied for a R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team) study, an American Institute of Architects program that brought a team of professionals to the city for a four-day period to study Howell's downtown, its ability to compete for regional shopping, and to make recommendations for improvements to re-vitalize the city.  The team, in 1984, during the study took photographs, interviewed people, held forums, and in the end provided an outline of strategies.

    American Institute of Architects Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team
  • This photograph is of the Citizens' Mutual Auto Insurance Company, 645 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984.

    In 1983, the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce applied for a R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team) study, an American Institute of Architects program that brought a team of professionals to the city for a four-day period to study Howell's downtown, its ability to compete for regional shopping, and to make recommendations for improvements to re-vitalize the city.  The team, in 1984, during the study took photographs, interviewed people, held forums, and in the end provided an outline of strategies.

    American Institute of Architects Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team
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