Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Interurban Station

Photograph

DescriptionPassengers and luggage await the Interurban electric train by the Butler Street turn around loop. A banner on the station advertises a Grand Auction Sale 100 Lake Shore Lot At Ridgewood Beach" This image was featured as History Mystery #9 with the solution: The people are waiting for the Interurban cars to arrive. The photo was taken from the east porch of the Butler Hotel.

Interurban_Station.jpg 812KB; Jack sez: 1921 view of the Interurban station and crowd awaiting arrival. The photographer was on the second floor of the Butler Hotel next to the corner of Butler and Water Sts. Note the

See 2023.10.284 for Ridgewood Beach photo

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.330

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

201 Culver/New Holland Spritis/Shell/Force's Snug Harbor/Interurban StationInterurban Railroad 1899-1927

Collection

1880 Tourism steamship era -19301899 Interurban electric train -1926

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.10

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

General Notes

Note

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.

Create Date

11/03/2023

Update Date

12/11/2025