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Two binders of photographs collected by Greg Hoffman. The photos are typically labeled with a small, typewritten sticker.
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[Island or causeway north of swing bridge] Bird Center.jpg 542KB; Bird Center on Lake Street in Saugatuck, run by the Bird family Blue Tempo.jpg 373KB; The Louis Beuerle Resort, Became The Blue Tempo, Burned by Arson 1975 Bus at bridge.jpg 689KB; Greyhound Bus at the North Bridge [Swing bridge era] Butler St. in mud.jpg 764KB; Unpaved Butler x Mason. A.B. Taylor Bank, Flint's Store/Landmark Building, Pumpernicles at the corner of Butler St. sleighs 1910.jpg 567KB; Winter scene of Butler Street covered in snow. 100 block of Butler. Leland Department store at left. 1910 Butler_St_1915.jpg 1.1MB; Unpaved Butler Street 1915. Maplewood, John Koning Hardware Butler_St_ca_1920.jpg 626KB; 1920 Main Street Saugatuck 64008-nr, Hotel Crow Carl Hoerman.jpg 705KB Corner Butler and Culver.jpg 645Kb; Interurban station [Snug Harbor] as seen from Hotel Butler Dessa Annable & family .jpg 1.4MB; Tenting on the Old Tent Grounds Just North of the Baldhead Pavilion. Dessa, J.Q. [John Quincy] and Mary Annable about 1905 Edson Crow barber shop.jpg 437KB; Edson Crow's Barber Shop now the Sand Bar about 1922, Edson Crow, Dominick Leoci Episcopal_Church_Hoffman_St.jpg 684KB; All Saints Episcopal Church Hoffman and Grand built 1868 Ferry landing 1916.jpg 738KB; Ferry Landing 1917 [west side of river] Ferry_scene_1910.jpg 693KB; About 1910, ML32, Seene at Ferry Landing, Mt. Baldhead, Distance, Saugatuck. Ferry Store on east side of river. Pokagon Inn visible across river. Fire_engine_1953.jpg 354KB; A false alarm june 1953. Men and boys on a fire engine or fire truck Foot of Francis St. 1885.jpg 556KB; Labels reads Ford garage - Pie plant.jpg 710KB; This building now Harris Pie Plant. The Ford Garage, Adolph Zeitsch Owner. Now [2026] Saugatuck City parking lot north of Saugatuck Center for the Arts. Fruit exchange interior.jpg 541KB; Saugatuck [or Fennville] Fruit Exchange Gas station Holland St..jpg 506KB; Early Gas Station 1925, Francis and Holland St. Saugatuck Service Station, Standard Oil, Cherri-Miz Geo. H. Sheridan LHkeeper .jpg 409KB; Kalamazoo lighthouse keeper 1909-14 Gotham wreckage - G Hoffman.jpg 387KB; channel wals Holland St - early.jpg 881KB; North on Holland St. from the Corner of Francis Inside Koning Hardward.jpg 480KB; Ira and John Koning Wait on Trade Interurban station.jpg 762KB; at turnaround in front of Hotel Butler Interurban_Arrival_of_Car.jpg 1.8MB; Electric taxi picks up visitors at train turnaround in front of Hotel Butler (far right0 Josh_Brown_home_1934.jpg 686KB; Grand and Spear Streets, Memorial Day Visit to the home of Joshua J. Brown -- last local Civil War vet, American Legion and Sea Scouts July_4_tin_lizzie.jpg 665KB; One Forth of July, unpaved streets Konig_s_hardware.jpg 279KB; John Koning's second store and home Launch of Anna Wilson.jpg 699KB; Launch of the Anna C. Wilson Leland Lodge.jpg 861KB; The Leland Lodge, oldest building in town, Stephen Morrison Home (now Vi Fox building, NE corner of Butler and Culver Load of bread.jpg 400KB; Culver Street. A load of bread, Woody Naughton at top Loading Riverside Crossing.jpg 380KB; The cars load fruit and Riverside Crossing (Simpkins) Mary Annable - Uneeda Rest.jpg 603KB; Mary Annable at the Tent Grounds, Uneeda Rest Methodist church Saugatuck.jpg 988KB; The ME Church then located at Main and St. Joseph Streets. Moved in 1915. New bridge approach.jpg 400KB; North Approach to Swing Bridge - House used by Indians in Summer Oxen pulling car.jpg 667KB; Sometimes you had to get a horse or an ox Butler Street. Present location of Oosting. Note the Barber Pole [thought to be a parade] Chop Suey Party at the rink.jpg 518KB; A party at the skating rink East Shore Pavilion Pavilion crowd on 4 July.jpg 740KB; Afternoon dance on July 4 while the crowd waits for the Chicago boat Pokagon Inn.jpg 725KB; The Pokagon Inn at the present site of Holiday HIlls on Lincoln Road. The building had a short life before burning. 1900. Note the Tower of Baldhead. Raising Gotham - G Hoffman.jpg 352KB; Raising the Gotham 1945 Reed's Livery ca 1895.jpg 529KB; Roger Reed's Livery on Culver and Griffith Streets. This was the depot for the stages which ran to Holland, Allegan and South Haven. Now the Village garage. 1895 Rhea_Allen__Jackson__1913.jpg 1.1MB; Rhea Allen (Jackson) graduates from Michigan Agricultural College 1913. Later owned Mt. Baldhead Hotel. Sewers family ca 1910.jpg 370KB; The Sewers family at Fishtown about 1905 Simonson_studio_2.jpg 426KB; Simonson's studio No. 2 on Water Street. Allen's House. Man is Herman Simonson. Skating rink 1910.jpg 695KB; The skating rink and ferry landing 1910 Snow_-_Culver_St..jpg 1.5MB; Early snow on Culver St. Simonson's Studio [at right, looking west] See John Peterson drawing of this photo at 2012.49.01 So. American in Kal Lake.jpg 755KB; S.S. South American at anchor in Kalamazoo Lake 1926 Steamer_United_States.jpg 366KB; Steamer Str. United States The Gotham - G. Hoffman.jpg 470KB; The Gotham Warehouse_-_Pier_Cove.jpg 1.3MB; Collection point for fruit to be shipped by steam boat from the pier [at pier cove] 1888 Wright's pavilion.jpg 480KB; Now the Commercial Record, The oval ended the beach boat runs so George Wright built this pavilion but soon turned it into a gas station, 1937 Tannery_Hill.jpg 590KB; Note the wooden sidewalk, Tannery Hill - Douglas

2022.34.01

A rich collection of high-quality historic photos assembled by a history lover. Some of the labels have errors.

1909 Big Pavilion -1960

Winthers, Sally

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Saugatuck-Douglas District Library

Donation

A disclaimer added to the front of each binder reads "This photo collection came to the Library courtesy of its owner Greg Hoffman. Any errors in identification are his and if copies are used, they must be attributed to him."

2nd floor archives

Hoffman, Gregory T. "Greg" 1923-1995Saugatuck Boat Livery/Adams & Heath Boat LiveryHeath, Doc Anderson 1865-1947Anna C. Wilson (ship) 1912-1943Annable, John Quincy 1859-1927Annable, Mary Ellen (Bowen) 1857-1940Birkholz, Ralph Richard 1940-Newnham, Richard Butler "Dick" 1895-1973Bryan, Hallie Francis 1898-1977Basket Factories in Douglas circa 1851-1927Bridge, Swing and Causeway 1902/Drawbridge 1870 or 1868Bird Center ResortBlue Tempo/349 Culver/Ed-Mar/Louis Beuerle Hotel ?-1976Butler Street152 Butler/Kilwins/Flint's Quality Store/Landmark Building/A.B. Taylor Store/Odd Fellow Hall146 Butler/Articles/Thomas Green/Soda Lounge/Fruit Growers Bank 1894202 Butler/Pumpernickle's/Carl's AG/Richard Roda's Billiard Hall/Union Hotel 1870428 Butler/Maplewood Hotel b.1860/facade 1923439 Butler/Butler Pantry/Wilkins/Koning/Nies HardwareHoerman, Carl 1885-1955201 Culver/New Holland Spritis/Shell/Force's Snug Harbor/Interurban Station141 Butler/Sand Bar Saloon/Edson Crow Barbershop & Billiard ParlorCrow, Edson George 1880-1958Leoci, Domenic 1879-1961All Saints Episcopal ChurchChain Ferry LandingsSaugatuck Township Fire DistrictMt. Baldhead Hotel 1933-1959/Tourists' Home 1901City Parking Lot next to SCA/Parrish FordSaugatuck Fruit Exchange 1917-1956Saugatuck Service StationSheridan, George Henry 1868-1915Gotham (boat) -1943Koning, Arie James "Ira" 1883-1975Koning, John 1858-192740 Butler/Hotel Butler/Grist Mill/Haymarket/Dutch windmillInterurban Railroad 1899-1927Brown, Joshua J. 1844-1939447 Butler/Inn of Saugatuck/Victorian Inn/Highbanks Art Gallery/John Koning homeViola Fox Building/103-107 Butler/Leland Lodge/S.A. Morrison home 1850-1978Naughtin, William Woodworth 1894-1957Old Methodist ChurchMize Rose Garden south side/Soda Lounge/Crow Hotel/Davis Hotel/Davis Restaurant/Stimson & Winslow buildingGoodrich Transit Co. warehouse/East Shore Pavilion Skating Rink/Brittian BoatyardBig Pavilion 1909-1960Pokagon Resort/Inn 1899-1901246 Culver/Restaurant Toulouse/Reed's Livery/Union HouseJackson, Rhea Bernice (Allen) 1892-1979Fisher Boy (sailboat)FishtownSewers, Reuben Washington Sr. 1850-1939Sewers, Mary Frances (Wilmot) 1873-1939Simonson Studio #2421 Water/Ivy Inn/Woodworth house236 Culver/Coast 236/Hercules/Loaf and Mug/Simonson Studio #1South American (ship)United States (ship) 1909-1946D. Gerber & Son Tannery/Tannery HillPier Cove 1839-415 Lake/Wright's Pavilion

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02/08/2026