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Freeman & Newnham Service Station

Photograph
A single-story, cement block building with two large sets of display windows and a gasoline pump by the sidewalk. Large letters over the door identify the business as Freeman and Newnham. This image was featured as History Mystery #100 with the solution: This was the Freeman and Newnham Chevrolet showman ca 1930. Now great ribs are sold in the showroom - Monroe's restaurant [2006]. It is on the corner of Griffith and Culver Streets in Saugatuck.
HM102 Freeman & Newnham ca 1930.jpg 2.2MB
96-105-14_Freeman-Newnhan_Gas_Station.jpg 1.5MB; 96-105-14 HM102_Freeman_42006.jpg 489KB

2023.10.261

Digital scan

302 Culver/MaluGrow/Monroe's/Chevy garage/Freeman & Newnham/S.C.R.Newnham, Richard Butler "Dick" 1895-1973

This building still stands at 302 Culver, the NE corner of Culver and Griffith. In 2023 it was a restaurant named Grow. Before that it was Monroe's Diner, and before that a Chevy garage.

Buildings: CommercialTransporation: automobile

Winthers, Sally

2023.10

Found in Collection

These photos were scanned by SDHS volunteers and were posted on the Photo Blog in the hopes that community members would contribute more information. "tu" in the filename indicates the photo was "touched up" by Jack Sheridan

031 A+B+C+D Photo Files

These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.

10/22/2023

11/04/2023