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This is an image of the City Social Center for Transient Men located at 58 Commerce Avenue SW. The City Social Center provided food and housing for transient young men who had registered with the City. A Grand Rapids Press article (Jan.1, 1930)…

This is a view of a shower and clothes washing area at the City Social Center for Transient Men located at 58 Commerce Ave SW. Functional areas in this former church / parking garage structure are divided by wooden partitions.

One of the shower…

This is a view of one of multiple dining areas at the City Social Center for Transient Men located at 58 Commerce Ave SW. Several men are standing at the edges of the dining room. More than 80 men of all ages are eating dinner in the dining room,…

The photo depicts the sleeping facilities at the City Social Center for transient single men, located at 58 Commerce Ave. SW. A Grand Rapids Press article noted that the Center housed 105 unmarried men at night. The canvas and wood cots are numbered.…

The photo depicts the dining and sleeping facilities at the City Social Center, located at 58 Commerce Ave. SW. The dining tables and benches are full. Men from all walks of life and all ages are seated eating, while others are seated or standing…

The photograph depicts several trucks parked in on the Oakes Street SE side of the Witters Motor Co. building located at 101 Sheldon Avenue SE. Several trucks loaded with produce crates are parked in the street. Signs on the trucks read, "Let Others…

The photograph depicts people queued up to enter the City Store / Social Welfare Store at 211-219 Bond Avenue NW. The building has a large light awning with a Chas. A. Coye Awnings logo on the side.

The image was taken during the summertime.…

The photograph depicts men being fitted for shoes at the Scrip Shoe Store. Four men are sitting on benches or chairs, while a store employee, wearing a tie, laces ankle boots for a customer. Several white-capped employees are visible in the…

The photograph depicts four men and one woman standing or sitting while awaiting service from a white uniformed employee at the Scrip Shoe Store. A sixth man, in a business suit and fedora, is being served with an ankle-height boot. Shelves behind…

The photograph depicts a middle-aged mustachioed man getting a haircut from a young barber. The barber is wearing a bow tie under his work coat. Another barber is visible in the mirror reflection. An industrial-style work light is above the…