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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Pontchartrain from the corner of Woodward Avenue and Cadillac Square, with a streetcar and the Bagley Memorial Fountain in the foreground. Printed on verso: The Hotel Pontchartrain, Detroit's latest and best hotel, is beautifully situated on the Campus. It is ten stories high with three stories underground. This hotel was opened to the public in October 1907 and is strictly fireproof. It is a marvel of convenience, the underground portion being the most important for the comfort of the guests. Over four million pounds of steel were used in its construction. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 18, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Cadillac Hotel from the corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue, with pedestrians, a moonlight tower and rooftop flags visible. White margin on right side. Handwritten note on recto, postmarked Jan 17, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Half-folded menu and program from an Easter dinner served at the Hotel Metropole on Sunday, March 31, 1907. The cover is printed with the hotel's crest and the text," Easter Greeting," printed in gold on cream colored cardstock. The menu unfolds from left to right. A list of the available dishes, as well as a list of musical selections to be performed are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Typewritten letter, signed Woolley and Chittenden, managers of the Hotel Pontchartrain to William D. Purdy, inviting him to a meeting in response to a letter he sent expressing interest in becoming the hotel's assistant steward of storekeeper. The letter is on Hotel Pontchartrain stationery, and is dated July 29, 1907. The letter reads: Mr. W.D. Purdy, 1159 Third Avenue, Detroit Dear Sir:- We have your letter of the 26th inst., making application for the position of assistant steward or storekeeper. Will you be good enough to come in to see us at your convenience? Yours very truly, The Pontchartrain Hotel Company Woolley & Chittenden Managers. WJC.EB.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Rushmere Club on Harsens Island with water in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 3, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- 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:
- Color postcard depicting the Riverside Hotel on Harsens Island with water in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 19, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Two horizontally half-folded pages from the Russell House Register, dated November 9, 1905--the hotel's final day of operation. W.J. Whittenden is listed in the header as the proprietor. The pages are printed with columns recording visitors' names, cities of residence, room number, and time. "Finis," is handwritten at the bottom of the verso of the second page. The pages were printed by the Richmond and Backus Company of Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Handwritten note on Russell House stationery written by Herby Hab. W.J. Chittenden and L.A. McCreary are listed as the hotel's proprietors in the header. The note reads: gone out / I am very comfortable. I have not hunted w/ Mr. Ellaw. Do not fail to keep me posted both by wire + mail. I shall stay here until Tuesday night. I do not find that little jewel cup, with my buttons, in my satchel. You must have it. Please take care of it. [?] my "[?] with a [?]" Lots of love and great big kisses o.o.o. From your ever loving Herby Hab
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 from the Annual Banquet of the Association of the Survivors of the First Michigan Infantry held at the Russell House on June 27, 1905, the 43rd anniversary of the Battle of Gaines's Mill. The menu consists of a half-folded sheet of paper bound with red, white, and blue ribbon and white cord in a half-folded piece of beige cardstock. The cover is printed with portrait photographs of General Ira C. Abbott, and Major George C. Hopper, beneath a red cross pattée. In addition to meal options, the menu also lists a series of toasts, as well as the words to the poem "The Last Grand Rally: Then and Now" by J.W. Walsh. An image of an American flag surrounded by an embossed gold border is on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 from a Christmas day dinner at the Hotel Charlevoix, consisting of three pages of heavy paper bound at the top with a red ribbon. A red and green illustration of holly is printed on the front cover along with the message, "Merry Christmas 1913." The menu is printed on the second sheet, with a flat price of $1 listed. The third page contains a "Thought Menu," consisting of a list of positive qualities and sentiments.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Third Annual Banquet of the Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi at the Russell House on December 17, 1897. The menu consists of four paper leafs bound into a half-folded white cardstock cover with lacy white ribbon. The Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi symbol, silver laurels, and an illustration of a burning torch are printed on the cover. The menu, a list of toasts, and a list of fraternity brothers by year are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Russell House as taken from the steps of City Hall, across Campus Martius to the northwest. Trees and bushes on the lawn of City Hall are in the foreground. Pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and a streetcar are in the streets. Buildings along Woodward Avenue to the south of Russell House are also in frame. "The Russell House, Detroit Hotel taken in July 1902 at Cadillac Square. Taken from the steps of City Hall," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Mounted, oval-shaped, sepia-toned photographic print depicting the Russell House from an elevated position across the street. Signs around the base of the structure include Christian and Son Dining Rooms, Beard and Son, Heineman and Co., a tobacconist store, American Watches, and a shoe store. "Randall, Fisher Block, Detroit, Mich. Negative Preserved. Randall's Circassian Cream Wash, for removing Freckles, Moth, Pimples, Salt Rheum, and all diseases of the Skin. For sale by Druggists generally" printed on verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Sepia-toned panoramic photo captioned near the bottom center as, "Banquet given by The League to Enforce Peace in honor of its president, Wm. Howard Taft. Hotel Statler, Detroit. Feb. 17, 1917. Photo by Spencer & Wyckoff." Well-dressed attendees sit at round tables set up in the ballroom. Beneath an American flag, Taft is seated at the center of the head table near the wall.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Political History
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Cadillac Hotel from the corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue, with pedestrians and four rooftop American flags visible. White margin on right side. Printed on verso: "Published by Wolverine News Co., Detroit, Mich."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Ste. Claire from the corner of Monroe and Randolph Streets, with pedestrians in front and four American flags flying from the upper stories. Printed on verso: The Hotel Ste. Claire, Monroe and Randolph Streets, dates back to 1892, when it was built by the Brush estate. It is a modern hostelry in every way, and contains 102 rooms for guests. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 17, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Tuller from Grand Circus Park at the corner of Park Avenue and Bagley Street, with cars, pedestrians, and a fountain visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 25, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Tenth Annual Banquet of the Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi held at the Hotel Cadillac on December 29, 1903. The menu consists of two half-folded sheets of paper bound inside of a grey cardstock cover with burgundy ribbon. The Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi logo is printed on the cover in burgundy. The menu, a program of musical selections to be performed by the Hotel Cadillac Orchestra, and a list of toasts are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Education
- Description:
- Ribbon-bound menu and program booklet for Thanksgiving dinner at the Hotel Cadillac, held on November 28, 1895. The cover is off-white paper with hand-painted lavender and white flowers, and with a ivory-colored ribbon threaded through it diagonally terminating in a bow. The interior pages are printed on cardstock. A list of dishes offered is on the first page. The Swart Brothers are listed as the proprietors at the bottom of the page. A list of musical selections and dances to be performed is on the following page. "1895," is printed on the back cover in a decorative script.
- Date Issued:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- One architectural drawing entitled "Dix Ave. Elevation" and "Waterman St. Elevation." The drawing (Job 245) consists of red and black ink on linen and shows two elevation views and a wall cross-section detail for an existing 2-story hotel that was to be remodeled from 13 guest rooms to 21 guest rooms. The work was being done for "Mr. John C. Garvey, Owner, Detroit, Michigan." This drawing, shown at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot, was part of a set of seven sheets that were prepared by "J. Lawson Miller, Architect." Some blue, green, and yellow pencil shading has been added on the verso to highlight various architectural details. John C. Garvey was the proprietor of the Michigan Central Stock Yards Hotel which was located at the corner of Dix Avenue and Waterman Street in southwest Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Miller, J. Lawson
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Normandie from the corner of E Congress and Bates Streets. Pedestrians and an automobile are visible in front. A sign reads "CAFÉ". Printed on verso: The Hotel Normandie, on East Congress Street is one of the older hotels of the city and has been in use for hospitable purposes for over 40 years. It was extensively remodeled in 1888 and is modern in every respect. It contains 125 rooms. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 6, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Brunswick Hotel from the corner of Grand River Avenue and Middle Street, with a few people standing at the entrance. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 8, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Cadillac Hotel from the corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue. Pedestrians streetcars, automobiles, and horse-drawn vehicles populate the street. Printed on verso: THE HOTEL CADILLAC has enjoyed the reputation of being one of the best hostelries in Michigan. It occupies the entire frontage of Michigan Avenue between Washington Boulevard and Shelby Street and contains 300 rooms with a capacity of over 600 persons. The property was constructed by the late Daniel Scotten and is still owned by the heirs of his estate.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One set of architectural "Specifications for Mr. John C. Garvey for a Brick Veneered and Frame Hotel Building Located on the Northeast Corner of Dix Ave. and Waterman St." The specifications (Job 245) are bound in a booklet that has two brass fasteners at the top. The cover is made of light brown paper that has a cloth backing and includes handwritten text for the title. Printed text beneath the title shows the name, "Falkinburg & Miller, J. Lawson Miller Successor Architects." The cover interior and outside back cover have printed advertisements for many contractors, tradesmen, and building materials suppliers. The booklet contains 84 pages of typewritten text that give brief descriptions of all of the materials and construction requirements for the project. An index is shown on the first page. John C. Garvey was the proprietor of the Michigan Central Stock Yards Hotel which was located at the corner of Dix Avenue and Waterman Street in southwest Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Miller, J. Lawson
- Description:
- Color Postcard depicting the lobby of the Griswold Hotel with several guests and clerks visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 16, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a view down Jefferson Avenue from the intersection of 3rd Street, with the Wayne Hotel, pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, and a sign reading "Wines and Spirits" visible. Printed on verso: Wayne Hotel, Detroit, Mich. Looking East on Jefferson, showing The Wayne Hotel is one of the favorite hotels in the city. Located on Jefferson Avenue, Cor. 3rd, directly across from the Michigan Central Depot. It is on the River Bank and from its windows a fine view of the river traffic is possible in the season. In the summer time, a pavilion, built out to the water's edge, adds to the attractions of the hostelry, which has been for the past twenty years, under the management of J. R. Hayes. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 11, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a scene in front of the Star Island House with many trees.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Marshland Club with water in the foreground. Postmarked Jun 29, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- 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:
- Color postcard depicting Joe Bedore's Hotel from the St. Clair River with many people in front and around a pier filled with small boats.. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 13, 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- 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:
- Color postcard depicting the Hotel Tuller from the corner of Park Avenue and W Adams Street, with automobiles on the street and people standing near the entrance. Printed on recto: Roof Garden Café; Fire Proof; European Plan; Rate $1.50 Up for Room with Bath. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 11, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Fifteenth Annual Banquet of the Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi held at the Hotel Pontchartrain on December 26, 1908. The menu consists of a half-folded sheet of paper bound inside of a grey cardstock cover with grey ribbon. The Gamma Delta Psi logo is printed on the cover in burgundy. The menu and a list of toasts are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Education
- 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:
- Black and white postcard depicting the lobby of the Burns Hotel. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Oriental Hotel on Library Avenue with an automobile parked in front. Signs read, "Staeb's Electric Baths", "Buffet", "Oriental Hotel, Turkish Russian Baths, George Fulwell, Proprietor". Printed on verso: Oriental Hotel, Fire Proff European Plan. 60-64 Library Avenue, One Block East of Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 100 Rooms $1.25 to $2.00. Grill and Buffet in Connection. Turkish, Russian and Electric Baths. George Fulwell, Proprietor. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 2, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Floyd Loew, waiter and strike organizer, describes an altercation between the Waiters and Waitresses Union and members of the German American Bund when they tried to hire waitresses without going through the union. Loew also talks about how the union organized the hotels and convention halls in Detroit, strikes, sit-downs, and other labor actions, and integrating the union and organizing Black waiters and cooks as a way to prevent them from being used as scabs.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Mitch Skory recalls his life in Lansing, MI, including establishing a television sales and service business in the early days of TV, opening several other businesses, the assimilation of the Lebanese community in the Lansing area and about relations with other ethnic and racial groups, a fire which destroyed a downtown hotel, the city phone system and party lines, the establishment of the REO manufacturing company, and the city turning Washington Ave into a pedestrian mall. Skory says that he is optimistic about Lansing's future. Skory is interviewed by Rebecca Hector-Kruth and others.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Located on the corner of Michigan and Grand Avenues. Gift of Nellie Zimmerman.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 125 W Michigan Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 125 W Michigan Ave.
- 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:
- State Capitol, REO Motor Car Co's Automobile works, Washington Avenue Bridge, Washington Avenue, Cameron & Arbaugh Department Store, Post Office and City Hall, Old Motor Works, Hotel Downey, Michigan Ave. looking east from Capitol, Central M.E. Church, Carnegie Library
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Includes Hotel Olds, located at 125 W Michigan Ave.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Former Jack Tar/Olds Hotel, at 125 West Michigan Avenue, before its purchase by State of Michigan. One of seven variants. In this instance, the Sesquicentennial monument can be seen in front of the Capitol beside Capitol Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Street scene
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Formerly Hotel Olds.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph 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:
- Shows Roosevelt Hotel and Sunoco Gas Station. The hotel was on Seymour Street just south of the intersection with West Ionia Street.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Located on North Grand Avenue at the intersection with East Michigan Avenue. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- The second Lansing House hotel, located at the southeast corner of South Washington Avenue and Washtenaw Street. M.P. Marvin, Proprietor. Three copies.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 300-308 South Washington Ave.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 501 Townsend Street at Lenawee Street. Manager, Mrs. Minnie E. Keyes.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 734 W. Grand River Ave. 9 miles east of capitol on U.S. 16.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located on North Grand Avenue at the intersection with East Michigan Avenue. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Former Jack Tar/Olds Hotel, at 125 West Michigan Avenue, before its purchase by State of Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Appears to have been taken from the Commerce Center Building at South Capitol Avenue and West Washtenaw Street. Beyond the park can be seen the Capitol Park Motor Hotel on Lenawee and Townsend Streets and the Young Men's Christian Association. The roof level of the municipal parking ramp at 316 South Capitol Avenue is in the foreground. The Board of Water and Light's Eckert Power Station is in the background with its seven smokestacks, behind the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors Corporation.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing City Planning Division Photographs
- Description:
- Located at 300-308 South Washington Ave.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 16047 S U.S. 27.
- Date Created:
- 1963-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- A piece of Hotel Kerns stationery with a typed letter to the Chamber of Commerce.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Letterheads
- Description:
- Hotel on a lake with mountains in the background. Banff, Alberta, Canada.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Mead Family Collection
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- 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:
- Located at 300-308 South Washington Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- 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:
- Street scene
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located on North Grand Avenue at the intersection with East Michigan Avenue. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Date Created:
- 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 6830 South Cedar, On U.S. 127 at I-96 Intersection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- R. E. Olds was Chairman of Fort Harrison Hotel
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- 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:
- Located on North Grand Avenue at the intersection with East Michigan Avenue. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 300 South Washington Avenue. The fire occurred on the night of February 6, 1912 but did not completely destroy the hotel. Taken by Bonnell. Gift of Gordon Cramer.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- 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:
- Located at 125 W Michigan Ave.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- The Livingston House is in the foreground at right and the Chapman House is at the left. Both were early Lansing hotels. The view is to the west down Michigan Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 300-308 South Washington Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Date Created:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 2736 E. Grand River Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino MAC Postcard Collection
- Description:
- View from Washington Avenue. Many stores and shops are seen on East Michigan Avenue. In this view, stores in mid-block are easier to identify. To the right, Hotel Wentworth at Grand Avenue is visible. 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:
- 4720 Northeast St. Located 1 1/2 miles north of Lansing, Michigan, on U.S. 27.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 300-308 South Washington Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 300-308 S Washington Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 219 S. Harrison Road. Opened in 1951 as a facility for continued learning.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino MAC Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Two copies.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 300-308 South Washington Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 300 South Washington Avenue. The fire occurred on the night of February 6, 1912, but did not completely destroy the hotel. Three copies.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 6501 S. Pennsylvania Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 219 S. Harrison Road. Opened in 1951 as a facility for continued learning.
- Date Created:
- 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino MAC Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Located at 114 North Grand Avenue. Text on postcard reads: "Hotel Kerns Tragedy Lansing Mich. Dec. 10th, 1934. Several lost their lives by jumping into Grand River." The date on the photograph is incorrect; the fire began at about 5:30am on December 11, 1934. Gift of the family of C.R. Stebbins.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 219 S. Harrison Road. Opened in 1951 as a facility for continued learning.
- Date Created:
- 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino MAC Postcard Collection
- Description:
- Pine Lake was later renamed Lake Lansing.
- Date Created:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
