City Social Center for Transient Men

002741.jpg

Title

City Social Center for Transient Men

Subject

Description

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, while seated at wooden tables and benches. The meal included meat, potatoes, vegetables, bread and coffee.

The men are dressed in a variety of clothing, ranging from clothing for day labor work to three-piece suits. This dining room appears to have been in a lower level of the building.

Creator

Grand Rapids Executive Office - Mayor's Office

Source

Executive Office - Mayor's Office Photograph Collection

Date

January 1, 1932

Contributor

City of Grand Rapids Archives and Records Center

Rights

City of Grand Rapids Archives and Records Center

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Photograph

Identifier

002741

Geolocation

Comments