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Featured Item
Railroad Crossing
This is a view of the railroad crossing at Plainfield Avenue and Leonard Street. The restaurant now known as the Choo Choo Grill can be seen on the…
Featured Collection
Assessor's Department Real Property Appraisal Cards
A collection of files on residential, commercial, and industrial properties within the City ranging from 1936 to the present.
Featured Exhibit
Parks
Grand Rapids has many well known parks. There is Veterans Memorial Park, Roosevelt Park and Huff Park among many others....
Recently Added Items
Streetlight Daytime
This photograph shows a streetlight on the corner of Richards Ave NW and Lake Michigan Drive. It is a Type G standard with a Westinghouse Sheridan no.…
Streetlight Daytime
This photograph shows a streetlight on Leonard Street Bridge looking Northeast. It is a type C standard with a 5-light cluster, a concrete post and…
Streetlight Daytime
This photograph shows a streetlight in an unknown location in Grand Rapids. The lighting unit is a type O standard king no. 12, General Electric form…