Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Van Syckel Grocery Store

Photograph

DescriptionEd Burns, wearing a white apron, stands in front of 32 East Center Street, the Van Syckel grocery store. A car is parked to the left of the commercial building; a Fire Chief gas pump is visible on the right. Text on the building's striped awnings indicate the shop offered hardware, paints, grocery and meats.

Same image as below, contrast and sharpness enhanced

Van Syckel Grocery Store picture number 3

Entry/Object ID

2021.72.53

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Subject Person or Organization

Burns, Edward Thomas 1896-1959Van Syckel Grocery/J.E. Durham store

Context

Photo caption from "Raising the Roof" 2nd edition, page 127: VAN SYCKEL'S STORE 1941 Center Street | Douglas This classy Colonial Revival with six bay windows and a tall pedimented hood over the door was the village grocery store. Note the gas pump. The VanSyckel family operated this store for many years, at first as a combination grocery and hardware business, then exclusively as a grocery. It later became the IGA store operated by Ed and Marge Burns. Now retail space and apartments, slightly altered condition. Destroyed by fire, 2006.

Collection

Buildings: LostBuildings: CommercialCommercial businesses

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.72

Source or Donor

Sheridan, John "Jack" O. 1938-

Acquisition Method

Donation

Notes

Only exists as a digital file attached to this entry or on the Jack Sheridan hard drive

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Create Date

02/19/2025

Update Date

04/19/2025