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Title
Portage Street, south of Michigan Avenue
Creator
John Todd

Institution
Portage District Library

Subject
Intersections Kalamazoo Michigan

Subject
Street Scenes Kalamazoo Michigan

Subject
Businesses Kalamazoo Michigan

Item Number
LK01c006

Relation
NULL

Type
collection, image

Format
jpeg

Description
B/W negative of businesses located on the west side of Portage Street just to the south of Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The businesses shown are (from left to right): Keifer Farms Poultry Market-120 Portage Street, Crystal Cafe Restaurant-116 Portage Street, Corson's Jewelry-112 Portage Street, Jay News Company-110 Portage Street and Rice Arlyn Barber Shop-108 Portage Street. The Pratt Building at 102-104 Portage Street can be seen to the right and a truck for RAAB Floor Service and Window Cleaning is parked along the street with the window washers working on the Crystal Cafe.

Portage Street, south of Michigan Avenue

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