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Title
Burger Bowl Restaurant
Creator
John Todd

Institution
Portage District Library

Subject
Businesses Kalamazoo Michigan

Subject
Politicians Mayors Kalamazoo Michigan

Subject
Glenn Allen 1951-1959

Item Number
LK01a005

Relation
Another image from this series is available under 2002-N-0171b (1)

Type
collection, image

Format
jpeg

Description
B/W negative of the Burger Bowl Restaurant formally located at 498 West Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. This restaurant originally stood on the northwest corner of West Michigan and North Westnedge Avenues. Former Kalamazoo Mayor, Glenn Allen (1951-1959) is standing in the foreground of this image which was taken on October 27th, 1955. Unfortunately this structure has since been replaced with a parking lot.

Burger Bowl Restaurant

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