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TitleBlossom Heath Inn c. 1920s
Datec.1925
Subjectroadhouses--St. Clair Shores-Blossom Heath
DescriptionStepping off the Rapid Railway Shoreline Interurban on Jefferson Avenue, this pleasant driveway to B...
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TitleVillage of St. Clair Shores Fire Department c.1928
Date1928
Subjectfire department--st. clair shores
DescriptionOn October 28, 1928 the Village Fire Department and mascot dog assembled for this group photograph a...
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TitleHilgendorf's Gasoline Station
Date1935
SubjectGasoline Stations--St. Clair Shores
DescriptionHilgendorf's gasoline station was located at Jefferson Avenue and Laukel Street. The three visible p...
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TitleOtto Weber's and Bill Fresard's General Store c.1914
Datec.1914
Subjectgrocerie stores--St. Clair Shores--Weber and Fresard's
DescriptionLocated on Nine Mile Road and Jefferson Avenue, Otto Weber and Bill Fresard's general store was buil...
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TitleJefferson Beach Amusement Park Aerial View
Datec.1925
SubjectAmusement Parks--St. Clair Shores, MI--Jefferson Beach Amusement Park
DescriptionThis aerial view postcard of Jefferson Beach Amusement Park showed the roller coaster (the longest i...
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TitleJefferson Beach Amusement Park Coliseum
Date1930
SubjectAmusement Parks--St. Clair Shores, MI--Jefferson Beach Amusement Park
DescriptionGeorge Haas, local St. Clair Shores resident, was the architect of Jefferson Beach Amusement Park. T...
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TitleOfficer Harold Landstra and friends by the Lake Township Police Station
Datec.1925
SubjectPolice Department--St. Clair Shores, MI--history
DescriptionHarold Landstra stands watch as flappers
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TitleRapid Railway Shoreline Division Interurban Car
Date1920
Subjectinterurban transportation--St. Clair Shores, MI--history
DescriptionThe Rapid Railway Shore Line Division interurban ran from Detroit to Mount Clemens along Jefferson A...
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TitleLakeview Theater
Date1922
SubjectMovie Theaters--St. Clair Shores--History
DescriptionThe Lakeview Theater was located on Jefferson Avenue at Francis. It was run by R.J. Francis and his...
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TitleVillage Utilities Bus Company
Date1927
SubjectTransportation--St. Clair Shores, MI--Village Utilities Bus Company
DescriptionThe Village Utilities Bus Company first day of service was May 9, 1927. This bus company replaced t...
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TitleFrancis Lake Shore Park Subdivision
Date1923
SubjectFrancis Lake Shore Park Subdivision--History
DescriptionThis view of Francis Lake Shore Park Subdivision was taken looking west from Kercheval around 1923. ...
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TitleEdmund Couchez farm wagon
Date1924
SubjectFarms--St. Clair Shores, MI--History--Couchez, Edmund
DescriptionThis photograph illustrates how local farmers took produce to market. Here Edmund Couchez and a youn...
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TitleBenjamin Couchez Farm
Date1926
SubjectFarms--St. Clair Shores, MI--Couchez, Benjamin
DescriptionThe Benjamin Couchez farm was located at Jefferson Avenue and Benjamin Street. The Interurban track...
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TitleVillage Police Department
Date1931
SubjectPolice Department--St. Clair Shores, MI--History
DescriptionThe Police Department was located in the Davis Building on Eleven Mile and Harper Avenue during the ...
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