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- Description:
- Mounted Russell House dinner menu, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, dated December 29, 1871. The menu was half-folded but has been mounted flat. On the left panel are an American flag, and an inverted St. Andrew's flag, emerged from the interlocked letters "S.A.L.E." beneath the word "Welcome." The dinner menu is listed on the right panel. The menu is mounted on red cardboard.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded menu from a dinner for the graduating class of the University of Michigan's Department of Medicine tendered by Parke, Davis and Company at the Russell House on Wednesday, June 10, 1903. The menu consists of two half-folded sheets of beige paper, one glued inside the other. A program of musical selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra led by L. Alberti is contained within beside the menu of dinner courses. The hotel's crest is printed on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded Russell House dinner menu, dated Monday, July 4, 1904. The cover is printed with the signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and decorated with a red embossed adhesive seal bearing the hotel's crest, attached to a blue ribbon. Meal options, several with patriotic names, are listed within.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Breakfast menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated February 15, 1918. The recto lists fruit, beverages, cereals, eggs, oysters, fish, specials, and potatoes. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu for Easter dinner at the Russell House, consisting of a sheet of pink cardstock bound with white cord into a half-folded pink cardstock cover. An illustration of purple and white flowers, as well as a white embossed image of the hotel crest are on the cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Breakfast menu card from the Russell House, dated Thursday, December 19, 1901 with a tear-off postcard attached at the top. The card is printed on beige paper, with an image of the hotel's crest beside a small half-tone head-and-shoulders portrait photo of D.W.H. Moreland flanked by a color illustration of a man and woman standing beside opposite ends of a horse-drawn carriage, providing the face of the postcard. The menu is printed in green below. Mailing instructions, and space for addresses and stamps are provided on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound Christmas dinner menu from the Hotel Wayne. The menu's cover is printed with the message, "A Bright and Happy Christmas to you and Good Luck," beside an image of a clover, a candle, and a swastika, all contained in an embossed border surrounded by embossed bells, ribbons, and holly. An image of bells, and a wreath over a snowy landscape is printed on the first page. A program for a performance by The Straub Sister's Orchestra directed by Veronica Straub, and a menu consisting of oysters and clams, soups, relishes, entrees, roasts, potatoes, vegetables, salads, pastry, and dessert follow.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Dinner menu from the Russell House consisting of a page of off-white paper glue within a half-folded grey cover. An engraving of a man wearing a tall hat, seated beneath a tree with a steaming plate is on the cover beside a banner with the hotel's crest and the German phrase, "Esset und trinket was ihr habt, und denkt was ihr wolt," (Eat drink what you have, and consider what you want). At the bottom of the page within, the menu suggests running productions at nearby theatres, "Lyceum Theater - 'Friends.' Temple Theater - High Class Vaudeville." The page also includes the note, "Done in the Russell House Print Shop, Tuesday, June 20, 1905."
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Dinner menu from the Russell House consisting of a page of beige paper glued within a half-folded green cover, dated Monday October 12, 1903. A blue half-tone photograph of a young girl posed doing laundry in a small basin, beside a baby carriage, is on the cover, above the caption, "Seven Days in the Life of a Very Busy Little Girl, Monday." Within one page serves as a program for the night's performance by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of H. Jacobson. The other page lists meal options, as well as a list suggesting "Amusements Tonight." Mary Mannering is listed as performing at the Detroit Opera House. Miss Eugene Blair is at the Lyceum Theatre. "High Class Vaudeville" is available at both the Temple Theatre and the Avenue Theatre.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded luncheon menu from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Tuesday, February 12, 1918. The cover declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the cover cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room. A special Business Men's Luncheon is offered with in, as well as oysters, hors d'oeuvres, soups, fish, vegetables, sandwiches, salads, and desserts.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Russell House menu dated November 15, 1904. A gold embossed early automobile is depicted at the top of the menu. The menu is printed on beige paper, that has been half-folded but is blank inside.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Gatefold dinner menu from the Russell House, dated Tuesday October 30, 1902. The left cover flap is printed with red and blue flowers and the word, "Dinner." The right flag is printed with the hotel's crest, and stamped with the number "10." The bottom of the menu includes a list suggesting "Amusements Tonight." "Cardinal," featuring E.S. Willard is listed at the Detroit Opera House. The minstrel show of Primrose and Dockstader is at the Lyceum Theatre. "High Class Vaudeville" is available at the Avenue Theatre.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- A la carte menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Monday, February 13, 1918. The recto lists oysters, hors d'oeuvres, soups, fish, steaks and chops, poultry, specials, vegetables, potatoes, cold meats, salads, and desserts. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Breakfast menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated January 20, 1918. The recto lists fruit, beverages, cereals, eggs, oysters, fish, specials, steaks and chops, and potatoes. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Russell House breakfast menu card dated Tuesday, August 19, 1902. The card is printed in green and black with a red border on beige paper. The Russell House crest is printed at the top.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded dinner menu from the Griswold House, dated Sunday, May 14, 1882. The menu is printed on paper with a color lithograph of a woman reaching for an overhead branch on the front cover, and a girl holding a parasol beneath a sunflower on the back cover. The menu lists a soup, fish, broiled item, roast items, cold dishes, entrees, relishes, vegetables, pastries, and desserts. Van Est and Graves are listed as the proprietors.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Florentine Room in the Hotel Addison. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 26, 1922.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of a cafe within the Russell House. A dining table beneath a white table cloth is set up in the foreground to the left of center. Glassware is on the table. The table is surrounded by three chairs with leather upholstery on the seat and backrest, as well as a forth chair with a triangular seat, and a semi-circular piece that extends around the chair to serve both as the arm rests and the back rest. A china cabinet stands against the wall behind the table. A chandelier incorporating antlers as well as a carved wooden figure of a woman is hung above the table. Two other dining tables are on the right edge of the photo. The recto is signed with the initials, "F.S." "Russell House," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu for a Bankers Club of Detroit banquet held at the Russell House on April 3, 1902. The menu consists of a two leafs of beige paper bound with blue ribbon between two beige pieces of cardstock. The cover is printed with a blue engraving of a woman in a flowing robe and a Phrygian cap holding a torch and quill while leaning on a block containing the embossed gold crest of the Bankers Club of Detroit. The menu and a program of pieces of be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of L. Alberti are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded Russell House dinner menu, dated Tuesday, October 28, 1902, printed on mustard-colored paper. The hotel's crest is printed on the cover in red. In addition to dinner options the menu also contains a program of selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of L. Alberti, as well as a list of "Amusements Tonight" at nearby theaters. "Cardinal," featuring E.S. Willard is listed at the Detroit Opera House. The minstrel show of Primrose and Dockstader is at the Lyceum Theatre. Florence Bindley and Vaudeville is available at the Avenue Theatre.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu and program booklet for Christmas dinner at the Wayne Hotel on Wednesday, December 25, 1907. The cover is wrapped in a sheet of onionskin paper, printed with "Merry Christmas 1907." The cover underneath bears an illustration of Santa Claus steering his sleight on the land across a snowy landscape, above an insert showing a child standing beside a fireplace. Within, the songs and dances to be performed are listed, along with a dinner menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Luncheon menu card from the Russell House, dated Thursday, July 31, 1902 with a tear-off postcard attached at the top. The card is printed on burgundy paper, with a small colorized photo of the hotel's dining room at the top beside the hotel's crest, providing the face of the postcard, and the menu printed in dark gold below. Mailing instructions, and space for addresses and stamps are provided on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Russell House Thanksgiving dinner menu, dated November 28, 1901, consisting of two sheets of cardboard bound with twine. A hand-painted image of a pilgrim holding a pumpkin, walking with a Turkey against a snowy background is on the cover. A program of pieces to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra, as well as the menu itself are contained within. A hand-painted image of a pig's head on a plate, surrounded by a wreath containing ears of corn is on the back cover of the menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Small 4 o'clock tea menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain dated, Februrary 12, 1918. Relishes, salads, cakes, ice creams and ices, fruits, beverages, a club sandwich, and side items are listed.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu for the Sixteenth Annual banquet of the Michigan Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, held on Thursday May 3, 1900 at the Russell House. The menu consists of three leafs of half-folded beige paper bound between a half-folded cardstock cover with striped red, white, and blue ribbon. An engraving of a soldier sounding a bugle as the sun rises over a military encampment is on the cover, beside the a red, blue and gold, embossed image of a Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States membership medal. In addition to meal options, the menu contains a program of pieces to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of Professor Van Amburgh, a series of toasts, and the Roll of Officers for 1899-1900. The hotel's crest is embossed in gold and green on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Supper menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Monday, February 13, 1918. The recto lists oysters, hors d'oeuvres, soups, fish, chafing dish specialties, special selections, cold meats, salads, and desserts. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Liberty Bell-shaped thread-bound menu and program booklet from the Griswold House, dated Monday, July 4, 1904. The menu lists musical selections and dances to be performed as well as meal options. Several of the things listed are themed around the holiday including Bunker Hill Punch, Philadelphia Squab, Independence Pudding, Columbia Sauce, Liberty Bells, Old Glory Ice Cream, and American Cheese.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu card from a complimentary dinner for the employees of the First National Bank held at the Russell House on September 27, 1894. The card is printed on off-white paper printed with a cross-stitch inspired pattern of heraldic lions rampant, and fleurs–de–lis. And embossed silver griffon is printed in the upper right corner. The years, "1864," "1874," and "1894" are printed at the edges of the card.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Stitch-bound menu for Memorial Day dinner at the Russell House. A color illustration of Uncle Sam holding his hat in hand, and bowing his head, is on the cover. The menu, and a program of musical selections to be performed are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded luncheon menu from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Saturday, October 20, 1917. A disclaimer on the cover cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room. A note about the departure times for the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company's passenger steamers from the Third Avenue Dock to Cleveland and Buffalo is included within.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Dinner menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain dated, Thursday, February 14, 1918. The recto lists meal options under the headers, "Oysters," "Hors d'oeuvres," "Soups," "Fish," "Special Selections," "Vegetables," "Salads," "Desserts," "Ice Cream," "Fruit," "Cheese," and "Coffee." Wartime meal stipulations are printed across the top, along with the War Savings Stamp logo: The United States Food Administration has decreed one meatless meal and one wheatless meal every day, also the use of no Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Veal, or Pork on Tuesday, no White Wheat Flour, on Monday and Wednesday and no Pork of any description on Saturday. Breakfast is hereby designated as the meatless meal and Dinner as the wheatless meal. The verso is printed with an image of a flag and a passage discussing the Hotel Pontchartrain's involvement in the United States Food Administration's conservation plan.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Seventh Annual Banquet of the Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi held at the Russell House on December 26, 1901. The menu consists of four leaves of paper bound between two sheets of off-white cardstock with a burgundy ribbon. The Iota Chapter logo along with an engraving of birds flying against a cloudy background are on the cover. The menu, toasts, and a list of the fraternity brothers by year are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Education
- Description:
- Menu for the Washington's Birthday dinner at the Russell House, consisting of a half-folded sheet of off-white paper glued inside of a blue paper cover. The cover is printed with a half-tone portrait of George Washington, a green embossed image of the hotel's crest, and as a border composed of cherry trees, cherries, and axes. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner options are listed within along with a program of musical selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Black and white photograph taken in the main dining room of the Russell House. Three archways extend into small alcoves that contain a single dining table. A wooden railing, topped with a potted plant, extends across the left half of the opening beneath each arch. The opening beside each railing is flanked by a leather upholstered chair on the right, and a small table holding a basin on the left. A wooden column with an octagonal base supports a ceiling beam that extends out from between the two arches nearest to the camera. China is displayed along the tops of the molding around the room. The recto is signed with the initials, "F.S." "Russell House," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of the cafe within the Russell House. A partially open wooden door with a leaded glass window is on the left. Against the wall to the right of the door is a dining table beneath a white table cloth. Glassware and plates are on the table. The table is surrounded by two chairs with leather upholstery on the seat and backrest, as well as a third chair with a triangular seat, and a semi-circular piece that extends around the chair to serve both as the arm rests and the back rest. The walls consist of tiled panels between wooden molding. Above the molding, a mounted deer's head, a mirror, and painted banner motifs bearing the text, "Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat," decorate the upper portions of the wall. The recto is signed with the initials, "F.S." "Russell House," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Program and menu booklet for a Detroit College of Law banquet held at the Russell House on June 11, 1903. The booklet consists of five leafs of cardstock bound with red ribbon into a blank translucent velum cover, through which the embossed gold text, "04 to 03 Detroit College of Law Banquet, June 11, 1903," is visible on the page beneath. The following pages contain a program of musical selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra led by L. Alberti, the menu, toasts, and a list of committee members.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded luncheon menu from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Saturday, October 20, 1917. A disclaimer on the cover cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room. A note about the departure times for the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company's passenger steamers from the Third Avenue Dock to Cleveland and Buffalo is included within.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Half-folded menu for the Detroit Laundrymen's Club dinner at the Russell House, dated Tuesday, February 11, 1902, printed on beige paper. The hotel's crest is printed on the cover in red. In addition to dinner options the menu also contains a program of selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of Signor L. Alberti. A list of guests and members of the club is on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound Russell House Independence Day dinner menu. The cover is red with an color illustration of a man in a long coat and a tricorn hat pulling a vertical rope, presumably to suggest the ringing of a bell. The booklet is bound at the top with red, white, and blue ribbon. A program of musical selection to be performed, is included inside along with the menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Table d'hôte lunch menu card from the Russell House, dated Tuesday, January 7, 1902 with a tear-off postcard attached at the top. The card is printed on beige paper, with an image of the hotel's crest beside a small half-tone head-and-shoulders portrait photo of D.W.H. Moreland flanked by a color illustration of a man and woman standing beside opposite ends of a horse-drawn carriage, providing the face of the postcard. The menu is printed in green below. A small section at the bottom of the menu suggests "Amusements to-night" at nearby theaters. A production of "Miss Simplicity" starring Frank Daniels is listed at the Detroit Opera House. "The Little Minister," is at the Lyceum Theatre. Louise Gunning and vaudeville are featured at the Avenue Theatre. Frederick Hallen, Mollie Fuller, and vaudeville are listed as being at the New Wonderland theater. Mailing instructions, and space for addresses and stamps are provided on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Mailer menu from the Hotel Ste. Claire, dated Monday, December 26, 1910. The menu unfolds from an envelope shape with green borders. The hotel's crest and the name of its proprietor John R. Stirling are printed on the flap.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- From the left are seen Cunningham Drugs on the street level of the Prudden Building with its entry off West Michigan Avenue, Archy's Lounge, House of Beef, and Hotel Olds on the south side. On the north side are seen the Bank of Lansing, Western Union, Jury-Rowe and the Lansing Police Headquarters. City Planning Division staff annotated the photo and cut off one corner. One of two variants.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Hotel Olds with its first floor businesses, House of Beef, Archy's Lounge, Prudden Building's entry, and Cunningham Drugs are seen. American Bank and Trust Bank can be seen on the far side of South Washington Avenue. 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:
- Shows an interior view of the Hotel Kerns dining room. The dining room was on the first floor oriented parallel to Ottawa Street, and the view out the window is likely toward the Grand River which was directly behind the hotel.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Hotel Kerns Fire Collection
- Description:
- Johnnie's Grill at 224, Plaza Hotel at 222 1/2, Hofbrau Bar at 222, and Granse Dance Studio at 220 North Washington Avenue. City Planning Division staff trimmed the photo. City Planning Division staff trimmed two photographs for assembly into composite views. The images do not match perfectly; gaps have intentionally been left in the composition shown. City Planning Division staff placed sequential numbers at the bottom of each piece: "F30" and "F29".
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Cunningham's Drugs is at 100 South Washington Avenue. The Holly Lansing Grill is at 104, Baker's Shoe Store at 106. On West Michigan Avenue, the Prudden building entrance is 109, Archy's Lounge at 111, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada and the House of Beef restaurant at 113 are followed by the Hotel Olds at 125 West Michigan Avenue. City Planning Division staff annotated and trimmed the photo.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Shows an interior view of the Hotel Kerns kitchen. Several types of glassware are on a counter, with cooking pots below. Coffee urns, a tea kettle, and a wall clock can be seen in a connected room.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Hotel Kerns Fire Collection
- Description:
- Shows an interior view of the Hotel Kerns coffee shop and cafeteria. The walls are tiled in white a black detail halfway up, with decorative murals painted above that. Advertisting signs for steak (35 cents) and scallops (35 cents) among others are on the walls around the counter area.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Hotel Kerns Fire Collection
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound Russell House Independence Day dinner menu. The cover is red with an color illustration of a man in a long coat and a tricorn hat pulling a vertical rope, presumably to suggest the ringing of a bell. The booklet is bound at the top with red, white, and blue ribbon. A program of musical selection to be performed, is included inside along with the menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded New Year's 1924 menu from the Hotel Wolverine. The cover is printed with a red and green illustration of three bells, and the message, "A Happy New Year 1924." The meal options are listed within.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Luncheon menu card from the Russell House, dated Thursday, July 31, 1902 with a tear-off postcard attached at the top. The card is printed on burgundy paper, with a small colorized photo of the hotel's dining room at the top beside the hotel's crest, providing the face of the postcard, and the menu printed in dark gold below. Mailing instructions, and space for addresses and stamps are provided on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Program and menu booklet for a Detroit College of Law banquet held at the Russell House on June 11, 1903. The booklet consists of five leafs of cardstock bound with red ribbon into a blank translucent velum cover, through which the embossed gold text, "04 to 03 Detroit College of Law Banquet, June 11, 1903," is visible on the page beneath. The following pages contain a program of musical selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra led by L. Alberti, the menu, toasts, and a list of committee members.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Table d'hôte lunch menu card from the Russell House, dated Tuesday, January 7, 1902 with a tear-off postcard attached at the top. The card is printed on beige paper, with an image of the hotel's crest beside a small half-tone head-and-shoulders portrait photo of D.W.H. Moreland flanked by a color illustration of a man and woman standing beside opposite ends of a horse-drawn carriage, providing the face of the postcard. The menu is printed in green below. A small section at the bottom of the menu suggests "Amusements to-night" at nearby theaters. A production of "Miss Simplicity" starring Frank Daniels is listed at the Detroit Opera House. "The Little Minister," is at the Lyceum Theatre. Louise Gunning and vaudeville are featured at the Avenue Theatre. Frederick Hallen, Mollie Fuller, and vaudeville are listed as being at the New Wonderland theater. Mailing instructions, and space for addresses and stamps are provided on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Russell House Thanksgiving dinner menu, dated November 28, 1901, consisting of two sheets of cardboard bound with twine. A hand-painted image of a pilgrim holding a pumpkin, walking with a Turkey against a snowy background is on the cover. A program of pieces to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra, as well as the menu itself are contained within. A hand-painted image of a pig's head on a plate, surrounded by a wreath containing ears of corn is on the back cover of the menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu card from a complimentary dinner for the employees of the First National Bank held at the Russell House on September 27, 1894. The card is printed on off-white paper printed with a cross-stitch inspired pattern of heraldic lions rampant, and fleurs–de–lis. And embossed silver griffon is printed in the upper right corner. The years, "1864," "1874," and "1894" are printed at the edges of the card.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Dinner menu from the Russell House consisting of a page of beige paper glued within a half-folded green cover, dated Monday October 12, 1903. A blue half-tone photograph of a young girl posed doing laundry in a small basin, beside a baby carriage, is on the cover, above the caption, "Seven Days in the Life of a Very Busy Little Girl, Monday." Within one page serves as a program for the night's performance by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of H. Jacobson. The other page lists meal options, as well as a list suggesting "Amusements Tonight." Mary Mannering is listed as performing at the Detroit Opera House. Miss Eugene Blair is at the Lyceum Theatre. "High Class Vaudeville" is available at both the Temple Theatre and the Avenue Theatre.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded Russell House dinner menu, dated Monday, July 4, 1904. The cover is printed with the signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and decorated with a red embossed adhesive seal bearing the hotel's crest, attached to a blue ribbon. Meal options, several with patriotic names, are listed within.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- A la carte menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Monday, February 13, 1918. The recto lists oysters, hors d'oeuvres, soups, fish, steaks and chops, poultry, specials, vegetables, potatoes, cold meats, salads, and desserts. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Supper menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Monday, February 13, 1918. The recto lists oysters, hors d'oeuvres, soups, fish, chafing dish specialties, special selections, cold meats, salads, and desserts. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound Christmas dinner menu from the Hotel Wayne. The menu's cover is printed with the message, "A Bright and Happy Christmas to you and Good Luck," beside an image of a clover, a candle, and a swastika, all contained in an embossed border surrounded by embossed bells, ribbons, and holly. An image of bells, and a wreath over a snowy landscape is printed on the first page. A program for a performance by The Straub Sister's Orchestra directed by Veronica Straub, and a menu consisting of oysters and clams, soups, relishes, entrees, roasts, potatoes, vegetables, salads, pastry, and dessert follow.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of the cafe within the Russell House. A partially open wooden door with a leaded glass window is on the left. Against the wall to the right of the door is a dining table beneath a white table cloth. Glassware and plates are on the table. The table is surrounded by two chairs with leather upholstery on the seat and backrest, as well as a third chair with a triangular seat, and a semi-circular piece that extends around the chair to serve both as the arm rests and the back rest. The walls consist of tiled panels between wooden molding. Above the molding, a mounted deer's head, a mirror, and painted banner motifs bearing the text, "Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat," decorate the upper portions of the wall. The recto is signed with the initials, "F.S." "Russell House," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Russell House menu dated November 15, 1904. A gold embossed early automobile is depicted at the top of the menu. The menu is printed on beige paper, that has been half-folded but is blank inside.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Breakfast menu card from the Russell House, dated Thursday, December 19, 1901 with a tear-off postcard attached at the top. The card is printed on beige paper, with an image of the hotel's crest beside a small half-tone head-and-shoulders portrait photo of D.W.H. Moreland flanked by a color illustration of a man and woman standing beside opposite ends of a horse-drawn carriage, providing the face of the postcard. The menu is printed in green below. Mailing instructions, and space for addresses and stamps are provided on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of a cafe within the Russell House. A dining table beneath a white table cloth is set up in the foreground to the left of center. Glassware is on the table. The table is surrounded by three chairs with leather upholstery on the seat and backrest, as well as a forth chair with a triangular seat, and a semi-circular piece that extends around the chair to serve both as the arm rests and the back rest. A china cabinet stands against the wall behind the table. A chandelier incorporating antlers as well as a carved wooden figure of a woman is hung above the table. Two other dining tables are on the right edge of the photo. The recto is signed with the initials, "F.S." "Russell House," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Russell House breakfast menu card dated Tuesday, August 19, 1902. The card is printed in green and black with a red border on beige paper. The Russell House crest is printed at the top.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded dinner menu from the Griswold House, dated Sunday, May 14, 1882. The menu is printed on paper with a color lithograph of a woman reaching for an overhead branch on the front cover, and a girl holding a parasol beneath a sunflower on the back cover. The menu lists a soup, fish, broiled item, roast items, cold dishes, entrees, relishes, vegetables, pastries, and desserts. Van Est and Graves are listed as the proprietors.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu for the Washington's Birthday dinner at the Russell House, consisting of a half-folded sheet of off-white paper glued inside of a blue paper cover. The cover is printed with a half-tone portrait of George Washington, a green embossed image of the hotel's crest, and as a border composed of cherry trees, cherries, and axes. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner options are listed within along with a program of musical selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photograph taken in the main dining room of the Russell House. Three archways extend into small alcoves that contain a single dining table. A wooden railing, topped with a potted plant, extends across the left half of the opening beneath each arch. The opening beside each railing is flanked by a leather upholstered chair on the right, and a small table holding a basin on the left. A wooden column with an octagonal base supports a ceiling beam that extends out from between the two arches nearest to the camera. China is displayed along the tops of the molding around the room. The recto is signed with the initials, "F.S." "Russell House," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Breakfast menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated February 15, 1918. The recto lists fruit, beverages, cereals, eggs, oysters, fish, specials, and potatoes. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded luncheon menu from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Saturday, October 20, 1917. A disclaimer on the cover cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room. A note about the departure times for the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company's passenger steamers from the Third Avenue Dock to Cleveland and Buffalo is included within.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Stitch-bound menu for Memorial Day dinner at the Russell House. A color illustration of Uncle Sam holding his hat in hand, and bowing his head, is on the cover. The menu, and a program of musical selections to be performed are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Liberty Bell-shaped thread-bound menu and program booklet from the Griswold House, dated Monday, July 4, 1904. The menu lists musical selections and dances to be performed as well as meal options. Several of the things listed are themed around the holiday including Bunker Hill Punch, Philadelphia Squab, Independence Pudding, Columbia Sauce, Liberty Bells, Old Glory Ice Cream, and American Cheese.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu from the Hotel Imperial dated February 21, 1924, consisted of a half-folded sheet of paper held into a white cardstock cover with yellow cord. A half-tone image of the exterior of the hotel at 26 Peterboro Street is printed on the cover. In addition to the mea options, a brief and very general passage extolling the architecture of the building is also included.
- Date Issued:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Dinner menu from the Russell House consisting of a page of off-white paper glue within a half-folded grey cover. An engraving of a man wearing a tall hat, seated beneath a tree with a steaming plate is on the cover beside a banner with the hotel's crest and the German phrase, "Esset und trinket was ihr habt, und denkt was ihr wolt," (Eat drink what you have, and consider what you want). At the bottom of the page within, the menu suggests running productions at nearby theatres, "Lyceum Theater - 'Friends.' Temple Theater - High Class Vaudeville." The page also includes the note, "Done in the Russell House Print Shop, Tuesday, June 20, 1905."
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu for the Sixteenth Annual banquet of the Michigan Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, held on Thursday May 3, 1900 at the Russell House. The menu consists of three leafs of half-folded beige paper bound between a half-folded cardstock cover with striped red, white, and blue ribbon. An engraving of a soldier sounding a bugle as the sun rises over a military encampment is on the cover, beside the a red, blue and gold, embossed image of a Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States membership medal. In addition to meal options, the menu contains a program of pieces to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of Professor Van Amburgh, a series of toasts, and the Roll of Officers for 1899-1900. The hotel's crest is embossed in gold and green on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mounted Russell House dinner menu, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, dated December 29, 1871. The menu was half-folded but has been mounted flat. On the left panel are an American flag, and an inverted St. Andrew's flag, emerged from the interlocked letters "S.A.L.E." beneath the word "Welcome." The dinner menu is listed on the right panel. The menu is mounted on red cardboard.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Florentine Room in the Hotel Addison. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 26, 1922.
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded menu from a dinner for the graduating class of the University of Michigan's Department of Medicine tendered by Parke, Davis and Company at the Russell House on Wednesday, June 10, 1903. The menu consists of two half-folded sheets of beige paper, one glued inside the other. A program of musical selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra led by L. Alberti is contained within beside the menu of dinner courses. The hotel's crest is printed on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small 4 o'clock tea menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain dated, Februrary 12, 1918. Relishes, salads, cakes, ice creams and ices, fruits, beverages, a club sandwich, and side items are listed.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu for a Bankers Club of Detroit banquet held at the Russell House on April 3, 1902. The menu consists of a two leafs of beige paper bound with blue ribbon between two beige pieces of cardstock. The cover is printed with a blue engraving of a woman in a flowing robe and a Phrygian cap holding a torch and quill while leaning on a block containing the embossed gold crest of the Bankers Club of Detroit. The menu and a program of pieces of be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of L. Alberti are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Dinner menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain dated, Thursday, February 14, 1918. The recto lists meal options under the headers, "Oysters," "Hors d'oeuvres," "Soups," "Fish," "Special Selections," "Vegetables," "Salads," "Desserts," "Ice Cream," "Fruit," "Cheese," and "Coffee." Wartime meal stipulations are printed across the top, along with the War Savings Stamp logo: The United States Food Administration has decreed one meatless meal and one wheatless meal every day, also the use of no Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Veal, or Pork on Tuesday, no White Wheat Flour, on Monday and Wednesday and no Pork of any description on Saturday. Breakfast is hereby designated as the meatless meal and Dinner as the wheatless meal. The verso is printed with an image of a flag and a passage discussing the Hotel Pontchartrain's involvement in the United States Food Administration's conservation plan.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu and program booklet for Christmas dinner at the Wayne Hotel on Wednesday, December 25, 1907. The cover is wrapped in a sheet of onionskin paper, printed with "Merry Christmas 1907." The cover underneath bears an illustration of Santa Claus steering his sleight on the land across a snowy landscape, above an insert showing a child standing beside a fireplace. Within, the songs and dances to be performed are listed, along with a dinner menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Seventh Annual Banquet of the Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi held at the Russell House on December 26, 1901. The menu consists of four leaves of paper bound between two sheets of off-white cardstock with a burgundy ribbon. The Iota Chapter logo along with an engraving of birds flying against a cloudy background are on the cover. The menu, toasts, and a list of the fraternity brothers by year are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Gatefold dinner menu from the Russell House, dated Tuesday October 30, 1902. The left cover flap is printed with red and blue flowers and the word, "Dinner." The right flag is printed with the hotel's crest, and stamped with the number "10." The bottom of the menu includes a list suggesting "Amusements Tonight." "Cardinal," featuring E.S. Willard is listed at the Detroit Opera House. The minstrel show of Primrose and Dockstader is at the Lyceum Theatre. "High Class Vaudeville" is available at the Avenue Theatre.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded Russell House dinner menu, dated Tuesday, October 28, 1902, printed on mustard-colored paper. The hotel's crest is printed on the cover in red. In addition to dinner options the menu also contains a program of selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of L. Alberti, as well as a list of "Amusements Tonight" at nearby theaters. "Cardinal," featuring E.S. Willard is listed at the Detroit Opera House. The minstrel show of Primrose and Dockstader is at the Lyceum Theatre. Florence Bindley and Vaudeville is available at the Avenue Theatre.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded luncheon menu from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Tuesday, February 12, 1918. The cover declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the cover cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room. A special Business Men's Luncheon is offered with in, as well as oysters, hors d'oeuvres, soups, fish, vegetables, sandwiches, salads, and desserts.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded menu for the Detroit Laundrymen's Club dinner at the Russell House, dated Tuesday, February 11, 1902, printed on beige paper. The hotel's crest is printed on the cover in red. In addition to dinner options the menu also contains a program of selections to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of Signor L. Alberti. A list of guests and members of the club is on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu for Easter dinner at the Russell House, consisting of a sheet of pink cardstock bound with white cord into a half-folded pink cardstock cover. An illustration of purple and white flowers, as well as a white embossed image of the hotel crest are on the cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded luncheon menu from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Saturday, October 20, 1917. A disclaimer on the cover cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room. A note about the departure times for the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company's passenger steamers from the Third Avenue Dock to Cleveland and Buffalo is included within.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Mailer menu from the Hotel Ste. Claire, dated Monday, December 26, 1910. The menu unfolds from an envelope shape with green borders. The hotel's crest and the name of its proprietor John R. Stirling are printed on the flap.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Breakfast menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated January 20, 1918. The recto lists fruit, beverages, cereals, eggs, oysters, fish, specials, steaks and chops, and potatoes. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Shows an interior view of the Hotel Kerns kitchen. Several types of glassware are on a counter, with cooking pots below. Coffee urns, a tea kettle, and a wall clock can be seen in a connected room.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Hotel Kerns Fire Collection
- Description:
- Shows an interior view of the Hotel Kerns coffee shop and cafeteria. The walls are tiled in white a black detail halfway up, with decorative murals painted above that. Advertisting signs for steak (35 cents) and scallops (35 cents) among others are on the walls around the counter area.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Hotel Kerns Fire Collection
- Notes:
- Interior. Staff in uniforms behid the counter of a restaurant. Patrons seated at tables by the window are visible in the mirror behind the bar. Counter seating is high stools with backs. Department of Health, Sanitation Rating certificate hangs on the wall by the counter.
- Date Created:
- 1950-01-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of Monroe Ave. showing the Colony Restaurant located at 209 Monroe in Grand Rapids. The view also shows the Pantlind Hotel and Moskin's Clothing.
- Date Created:
- 1946-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Description:
- Cunningham's Drugs is at 100 South Washington Avenue. The Holly Lansing Grill is at 104, Baker's Shoe Store at 106. On West Michigan Avenue, the Prudden building entrance is 109, Archy's Lounge at 111, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada and the House of Beef restaurant at 113 are followed by the Hotel Olds at 125 West Michigan Avenue. City Planning Division staff annotated and trimmed the photo.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Notes:
- Typed letter from The Blue Tempo Resort addressed to potential resorters ahead of their stay in Saugatuck, Michigan. The letterhead reads "The Blue Tempo, House of Music" in cursive lettering. The letter covers the rates for a stay in The Blue Tempo Hotel and cabin rates on the Kalamazoo River. It also covers the activities available in Saugatuck, the restauraunt within the Hotel, and the need for identification to drink legally. Circa the 1960s.
- Date Created:
- 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Stories of Summer (project)
- Notes:
- An interior view of the cafeteria at the Pantlind Hotel located at 177-199 Monroe Ave. in Grand Rapids.
- Date Created:
- 1951-12-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The Dutch Room restaurant located in the Rowe Hotel at the corner of Monroe and Bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The room had a lovely Dutch-themed mural.
- Date Created:
- 1938-07-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Main dining room of the Rowe Hotel. The large empty dining room is all set up with tablecloths and silverware. The high ceiling beams are dark wood, decorated with a repeated pattern of small circles. A larger, longitudinal beam is supported by three square pillars of rectangular block tile, with carved decoration at the tops. On each pillar are sconces, about halfway up, with three shaded lights and two unshaded candle bulbs. Additional sconces of a slightly different style appear on the walls, which are of rectangular tiles similar to those on the pillars. A miniature lamp appears on each of the small two-person tables against the walls. The tables in the center of the dining room are round, with seating for four. The chairs are wooden, with caned backs and upholstered leather seats. Service tables near the pillars contain water pitchers, trays, glasses, and other items. The floor is a checkerboard of large dark and white tiles.
- Date Created:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
