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- Description:
- Across the parking lot, to the west is Mead's Hall which faces North Washington Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Aerial view from northeast of Capitol looking southeast. Shows downtown, State Capitol, Civic Auditorium, General Motors - Oldsmobile complex in far background.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 114 N Grand Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- The Wentworth and the Detroit Hotels were in this block. Looking south from East Ottawa.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- A view of the new Lansing Central Fire Station (Station No. 1), taken from the opposite corner of Grand and Shiawassee streets, looking to the southwest. The state capitol dome can be seen in the distance. A fragment of this photograph has also been printed on the back cover of the booklet "Lansing Fire Department: Dedicated to the Saving of Life and Property" which was published in approximately 1950. The brochure credits George Beak, Communications Division, and Frank Mainville, Press Photographer, for the photographs in the booklet.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1 Photographs
- Description:
- Many streets and buildings are visible.
- Date Created:
- 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- View is to the west. At Ottawa Street East.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Shows the four-story Hotel Kerns northwest elevation along North Grand Avenue, with multiple storefronts, stairs going down to garden level entries, a fire escape on the Ottawa Street side, and several parked cars.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Hotel Kerns Fire Collection
- Description:
- Image no. 353b. Shows construction of the Radisson Hotel.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Real Estate Image Collection
- Description:
- City Planning Division staff notations are seen on the image. View south on Grand Avenue North, east side of the 300 block. Incorporated at 312 Grand Avenue North.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Aerial view of the central area of downtown, bounded by the east side of North Capitol Avenue in the foreground, Michigan Avenue to the south, Cedar in the background to the east, and Ionia Street to the north, Shiawassee in the background. View is easterly.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Located at the southwest corner of Grand Avenue North and Shiawassee Street East. City Planning Division staff notations are seen.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- One of the Vandervoort's locations, a wholesale warehouse at the corner of North Grand Avenue and East Ottawa Street.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Perry Barker Candy Company was located at 122 N. Grand. The Lansing High School and Library was located at 419 N. Capitol Ave.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Image no. 357.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Real Estate Image Collection
- Description:
- Seen from North Grand Avenue. "Proud Rebel" - released in 1958 is playing at the Esquire Theatre at 120 East Michigan Avenue. The American State Bank building is in the rear at South Washington Avenue. Planning Division staff notations are present.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Three blocks bounded by Washington Avenue, Allegan Street, Grand Avenue, and Ionia Street. Building facades on the east side of Washington are shown. North is to the left. A block number is handwritten on the image.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- From North Grand Avenue to the river, East Shiawasse Street is fully occupied by shops and stores. Smokestack with letters "Bordens" is seen east of the bridge over the Grand River and north of East Shiawassee. City Planning Division staff annotated the photo.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- This is a group of digital of photographs scanned from an album owned by the Lansing Fire Department in its historical collection. These photographs primarily document the construction and opening of Station No. 1 (now Station 42, the "Big House") at 120 East Shiawassee Street in downtown Lansing, from 1948 to 1949. The station was dedicated in 1949. The photo album also contains some older historical photographs, many undated, which have been included here. The people in the photographs have not been identified. The original photographs are 8" x 10" black and white prints, several with moisture, mold, or glue damage. A few have been hand tinted. They were all scanned in color. The Forest Parke Library and Archives at CADL is grateful to the Lansing Fire Department for allowing us to share these photographs. If you are interested in accessing the originals, please contact the Fire Department directly.
- Date Created:
- [1908 TO 1951]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1 Photographs
- Description:
- One of the Vandervoort's locations, a wholesale warehouse at the corner of North Grand Avenue and East Ottawa Street. View from Ottaw Street East.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Image no. 255. Text on building reads "REO."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Real Estate Image Collection
- Description:
- Three blocks bounded by Washington Avenue,Ionia Street, Grand Avenue, and Saginaw Street. Building facades on the east side of Washington and Grand are shown. North is to the left. A block number is handwritten on the image.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- The steel frame for the new Station No. 1 being erected. The view is from the opposite corner of Grand and Shiawassee streets, looking to the southwest. A fragment of a similar photograph has also been printed on the back cover of the booklet "Lansing Fire Department: Dedicated to the Saving of Life and Property" which was published in approximately 1950. The brochure credits George Beak, Communications Division, and Frank Mainville, Press Photographer, for the photographs in the booklet.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1 Photographs
- Description:
- A photograph of the Lansing Fire Department on Allegan between Grand and Washington streets. Along the street is Bidwell Threshers, the Central Fire Station, Charles Smith & Son Saloon, and Queen's Lunch Counter. One of the wagons is labeled Chemical No. 1. There is mostly illegible pencil writing on the front of the photo's mount that includes "Chief Delfs" - Hugo Delfs was the fire chief at the time of the photograph. The front of the photograph is stamped F. J. Christopher, 1142 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. On the back is "Amateur Photo by Edward Abbey, Lansing, Mich." This photograph appears on page 88 in J. P. Edmonds' book Early Lansing History.
- Date Created:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Ford Ceasar Collection
- Description:
- One of the Vandervoort's locations, the wholesale warehouse at 122 East Ottawa Street at North Grand Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Located at 212-224 North Grand Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Image no. 256. Text on building reads "REO."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Real Estate Image Collection
- Description:
- Two views. Located at 111 North Grand Avenue, this hotel opened in October 1986.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Building is at 300-314 North Grand Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- View is across the property that eventually became Adado Riverfront Park and Grand Avenue to some of the buildings at Lansing Community College.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- A view from behind the crowd during the dedication ceremony in front of the new Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1. A marching band is in formation near the intersection of Grand and Shiawassee streets. Graybar Electric Company, Auto-Owners Insurance Co. Service Department, and the Lansing Storage Co. Warehouse can be seen in the distance. The view is taken from the east side of Grand Avenue looking to the northwest. Similar photographs appear in the booklet "Lansing Fire Department: Dedicated to the Saving of Life and Property" which was published in approximately 1950. The brochure credits George Beak, Communications Division, and Frank Mainville, Press Photographer, for the photographs in the booklet.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1 Photographs
- Description:
- Shows eight blocks around Michigan and Washington Avenues. Area bounded by Grand Avenue, Ionia Street, Capitol Avenue, and Washtenaw Street. North is to the right. Block numbers and street names are handwritten on the image.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- This is the 500 block of North Grand Avenue, taken in the mid to late 1960s. Lyman Body Co. at 504 North Grand Avenue can be seen on the right.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- A view from behind the crowd during the dedication ceremony in front of the new Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1. A marching band is in formation in two sections on Shiawasee and Grand streets. Opposite of the new station, the Paul Fata grocery, the Central Linen and Laundry, another office of the Auto-Owners Insurance Co., and several other businesses can be seen. The view is taken from the west side of Grand Avenue looking to the northeast. Similar photographs appear in the booklet "Lansing Fire Department: Dedicated to the Saving of Life and Property" which was published in approximately 1950. The brochure credits George Beak, Communications Division, and Frank Mainville, Press Photographer, for the photographs in the booklet.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1 Photographs
- Description:
- This collection contains six three-ring binders of site evaluation and Limited Commercial Remedial Action Plan (RAP) material created by Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) for the Lansing Board of Water and Light, concerning its Ottawa Street Station. The Board of Water and Light operated a coal-fired power generation plant at this six-acre site from the 1930s until 1990, and parts of the site were also used for manufacturing, warehousing, and retail gasoline sales. Addresses containing the site are 330 North Grand Avenue, south to 312 North Grand Avenue, and 209 East Ottawa Street, Section 16, Township 4 North, Range 2 West, Ingham County, Lansing, Michigan. An original study was done for BWL and submitted to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in 1999. This report represents the sixth revision, published September 29, 2008.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Ottawa Street Station Remedial Action Plan
- Description:
- Fourteen blocks bounded by Grand Avenue, Ionia Street,Capitol Avenue, and Hillsdale Street. North is to the right. Block numbers and street names are handwritten on the image.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Both sides of the 300 block. City Planning Division staff notations are seen on the image taken at East Shiawassee Street. Lansing Fire Department Station One is on the right.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- The view in the 400 block is to the southwest. Behind buildings facing Washignton Avenue South.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Shows eight blocks. Area bounded by Grand Avenue, short of Ionia Street, Capitol Avenue, and Washtenaw Street. North is to the right. Block numbers and street names are handwritten on the image. Both sides of Grand Avenue in this four block section are shown.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Aerial view from northeast of Capitol looking southeast. Shows downtown, Lansing Board of Water and Light - Ottawa Generating Station, State Capitol, Civic Auditorium, General Motors - Oldsmobile complex in far background.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 111 N. Grand Ave.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- City Planning Division staff notations are seen.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Looking southwest. Perhaps from roof of Kerns Hotel, at Grand Avenue at Ottawa Street. Downey Hotel, Mead Hall, Capitol seen. Two other variants in collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Photographs from North Grand Avenue
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Real Estate Image Collection
- Description:
- The 300 block of North Grand Avenue looking north, showing Franklin Dekleine on the left.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Three blocks bounded by Washington Avenue, Allegan Street, Grand Avenue and Ionia. Building facades on the west side of Washington and Grand are shown. North is to the left. One of two variants.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Liederkranz Hall, one of Lansing's German social club locations, at 539 North Grand Avenue. Darius Moon remodeled the structure in 1902, adding another story that contained a dance hall, as well as large verandas near the garden, and other interior improvements. It was dedicated in 1905 with over 500 people in attendance.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 514 North Capitol Avenue. Darius B. Moon, architect.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Concrete, brick, and other progress on the new Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1. Temporary construction sheds have been erected in the front of the site. The view is from the opposite side of Grand street, looking to the northwest. A fragment of a similar photograph has also been printed on the back cover of the booklet "Lansing Fire Department: Dedicated to the Saving of Life and Property" which was published in approximately 1950. The brochure credits George Beak, Communications Division, and Frank Mainville, Press Photographer, for the photographs in the booklet.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Fire Department Station No. 1 Photographs
- Description:
- Seen from Grand Avenue North. Taken from North Grand Avenue, looking west, shows the rear of the buildings on the east side of the 200 block of North Washington Avenue. In the foreground is a parking lot bounded by East Ionia and North Grand. In the background are the upper stories of the Tussing building, the pointed roof of Lansing City Hall and the topmost portion of the State Capitol. City Planning Division staff annotated the photo.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs