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- Notes:
- Corner service station with sign “Geo. W. Tubbs Oil Co.”, and a truck center left with the firm name and “Ace Hi Gasoline” on the side. “Open for Business” sign partly hidden by the truck, near a light post. Autos at the service station and neighboring building behind.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Slocum's Gulf service station, located at 1157 Wealthy St SE in the Wealthy Theater Historic District.
- Date Created:
- 1954-06-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Photo of the Melvin E. Hines Service Station located at 801 Franklin St SE, at the corner of Eastern Ave SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1952-04-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior view of Kraft Foods Co. at 250 Michigan St NE at the southeast corner of Lafayette in the Belknap/Lookout neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company distributed Kraft cheese, Kraft dressing products and Parkay margarine. The building was taken over one year later by Gordon Food Service. Sitting in front of the building was the Walter Finger service station selling City Service products. The site is currently part of the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus.
- Date Created:
- 1950-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Cities Service gasoline station, small building at Neland and Franklin SE, with checkered roof. Two men standing, three pumps. Rack with oil cans beside pump.
- Date Created:
- 1937-10-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Scott's Standard gas station located at 1560 Lake Drive SE in the Eastown neighborhood, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo shows the Kroger store in background. There is currently a BP gas station at this location.
- Date Created:
- 1954-06-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- York Motor Co. at 134 Hastings N.W., near Monroe. Two story board and batten structure with large sliding doors in front. The roof is almost flat; the center portion of the roof is set slightly above the two sides. Just under the roofline is the lettering “York Motor Co.” There is an arched opening in the center of the 2nd level that looks like a door, and arched windows on either side under the lower steps of the roofline. Two male figures appear on the right edge of the image, and there is a car parked on the street in front of the building.
- Date Created:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Standard Oil service station at 1100 Monroe NW showing six gas pumps with the Standard Oil crowns on top, two attendants standing ready to serve. Also see is a sign for highways M37 and U. S. 18. Colonial Furniture company is in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- This photo shows a man buying gas at the Standard Oil Service Station, located at 1356 Lake Dr SE at the southwest corner of Richard Terrace in the Eastown neighborhood, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1949-02-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Photograph taken of the corner of Pearl Street and Ionia Avenue NW, looking northeast. Visible are the Federal Building, the spires of St. Mark's Episcopal Church plus other buildings along the east side of Division Avenue, the Federal Square Service Station, advertising Phillips 66 gasoline, Bear Wheel Alignment, "We Stop Shimmy-Hard Steering," and the side of a barber shop, Myron J. White, proprietor, at 10 Pearl Street NW.
- Date Created:
- 1943-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The Ives & Volkers service station was located at 770 Lafayette NE in the Belknap/Lookout neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The gas station operated from 1929 until 1953, when it became John and Leo's. By 1964, the name was changed to Leo and Ed' and it remained a fixture in the Grand Rapids automobile repair scene for over 40 years.
- Date Created:
- 1946-10-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A corner Standard Oil station at 1100 Monroe NW, displaying signs for five-cent park plugs and Atlas tires. Several automobiles are shown, one by the service station and many parked on the street. Three of the Standard crowned gas pumps are visible,
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The Robert Smith Motor Co. at 106-116 Commerce S.W., Grand Rapids. Signage reads “Dodge Job-Rated Trucks” and “Use Mopar, Chrysler Corporation.” Building on the left was formerly the Coliseum. Now currently houses the Heart of West Michigan United Way.
- Date Created:
- 1948-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Lake Drive looking East, intersected by Wealthy (left) & Norwood (right). Shows Walt's Sunoco Service Station. Eastown neighborhood, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo circa 1940.
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior view of Bissell Sears Motors garage, located at 430 Bridge St. NW.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Photograph show the intersection of Walker and Garfield and White NW, looking southeast. A gasoline filling station with the "8 gallons $1.00" sign is visible, at 1228 Walker NW, owned by Melvin Thompson. Across Garfield from the station is John's Tavern, owned by John Fronezkiewicz. Also visible is the Van Ess and Schreuder, Feed and building materials, at 1201-1203 Walker NW. The sign on the sign reads "Flour, Feed, Hay, Straw, Cement, Etc." The Walker St. Pharmacy is visible next door.
- Date Created:
- 1937-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of Lake Drive at Wealthy Street SE, looking east. Photo shows the Sunoco gas station at the corner of Lake Drive & Wealthy and Allen's Laundry at 1556 Wealthy St SE in the Eastown neighborhood, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Sunoco site is currently the home of a Subway Sandwiches and Salads restaurant (1540 Wealthy SE). The laundry building has been razed, but the building next to it currently houses Gino's Pizza (1556 Wealthy SE) and George Katsoris Shoe Repair (1558 Wealthy SE).
- Date Created:
- 1942-05-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)