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Walking Tour, Saugatuck, 1976

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Digital scan of two pages from the July 1, 1976 Commercial Record that included a walking tour in honor of the United States Bicentennial. Stops on the tour include Saugatuck Village Hall, Interurban station, Indian burial ground marker stone, Butler Hotel, Cook Park, Big Pavilion, the White House/Good Goods, Metzger Barber Shop, Coral Gables, Snyder family store at 221 Water, Boardwalk, Wicks Park, Chain Ferry, Mt. Baldhead, Village Square, Maplewood Hotel, Koning Hardware, Singapore Bank building, Breuckman Homestead, First Congregational Church, D.A. Heath block, Rode's Saloon/Pumpernickles, Parrish Drug, Methodist Church, Flint/Kilwins building, Leland building and Leland Lodge site. The text was likely written by Kit Lane.
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2024.01.27

An early attempt to develop appreciation of local buildings, and their stories, with the public.

NewspapersBuildings: CommercialBuildings: Homes, cottages and private residencesBuildings: Lost

Winthers, Sally

2024.01

Yoder, Chris

Donation, unconditional

These Commercial Record newspaper clippings — scanned by Chris Yoder in the 2000s — had been available on the pre-2023 SDHC website. The content has been moved to this online catalog for safekeeping. Publication dates are indicated in the year/month/day/page file name. For example "cr1938102801Description.jpg" = Commercial Record, 1938, October, 28th, page 01

Digital data in CatalogIt

Saugatuck Village Square/Green102 Butler/Saugatuck Village Hall201 Culver/New Holland Spritis/Shell/Force's Snug Harbor/Interurban StationIndian Burial Ground Memorial Stone40 Butler/Hotel Butler/Grist Mill/Haymarket/Dutch windmillCook/Morrision Park 1945-Big Pavilion 1909-1960106 Mason/Good Goods/White House/James Dole house/106 Mason132 Mason/'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe/Model Laundry/Metzger Building220 Water/Coral Gables/Hotel Saugatuck/Columbia Hotel/Leiendecker's Inn/Ebmeyer Shingle Mill221 Water/Funk House/Snyder storeBoardwalkWicks Park/Anchor Park/site after 1937Old Chain Ferry Scows c1836-1947Mount Baldhead Dune/Park428 Butler/Maplewood Hotel b.1860/facade 1923439 Butler/Butler Pantry/Wilkins/Koning/Nies Hardware317 Butler/Saugatuck Gallery/Singapore Bank Book Store/Kozy Koffee/Variety Shop/Aliber Grocery/Moore Building306 Butler/Landsharks/Tripp's/Kruger's/C.E. Bird's/Ensign Drug Store/Wilcox Building303 Butler/Owl House/Woman's Club/Brueckman houseFirst Congregational Church Saugatuck202 Butler/Pumpernickle's/Carl's AG/Richard Roda's Billiard Hall/Union Hotel 1870201 Butler/Saugatuck Drug/Rexall/Parrish's Drug/Hotel Hamilton/Saugatuck House 1852-1913Saugatuck United Methodist Church 1884-152 Butler/Kilwins/Flint's Quality Store/Landmark Building/A.B. Taylor Store/Odd Fellow HallViola Fox Building/103-107 Butler/Leland Lodge/S.A. Morrison home 1850-1978

03/28/2024

01/23/2026