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- Description:
- Six snapshots of reconstruction of the Michigan Avenue Bridge in downtown Lansing, looking north up the Grand River. A partially completed pedestrian bridge can be seen in some of the views, as can the BWL Ottawa Street power plant. These photographs were taken prior to the construction of the Lansing Center, which was completed in 1987. Taken by Dennis C. Cullinan of Red Bell Photography, Lansing, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection. Two copies.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection. Two copies.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Construction of the Lansing State Savings Bank, located at the corner of Washington and Michigan avenues. A streetcar is in the intersection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- A group of unidentified men sometime around 1900, in a stone-walled construction pit. At street level in the background, a sign for "Wm. Leabs" can be seen on a building, as can a "Pipe Repairing" sign, and "Police Headquarters." The police department was located at City Hall, at the southeast corner of Capitol and Ottawa streets. The 1900 City Directory lists two William Leabs in Lansing, one a shoe shiner and the other a bartender.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Three copies.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Text attached to photo reads: "Here the Cedar Trail arrowed north through the forest along the Grand, and here, where the new Main street bridge was being built in 1949, the first crude bridge was placed in 1847. The settlement that grew up on both sides of the stream was "Upper Town," with a thriving little business district." Gift of Birt Darling.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- A photograph of the Walter French Junior High School during construction. The school, at the corner of East Mt. Hope and South Cedar streets, opened in September 1925. Its architect was J. N. Churchill. A cropped version of this photograph appeared on the front page of the Lansing State Journal for September 8, 1925, when the school opened. The photograph was taken earlier in the year while construction was still in progress. A "Reniger Construction Company" sign board can be seen over the main entrance, and landscaping and other work was not yet complete when this photo was taken.
- Date Created:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Two teams of horses and several unidentified men clearing land for construction of the new St. Casimir church, at 806 West Barnes Avenue in Lansing. A note on the back of this photograph reads "Original @ St. Casimir Church."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
