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Buildings - Hotels

Industries, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, Hotels, Buildings, Civic Centers, Arts Facilities, Theaters, Transportation, Automotive Scott Hotel [Good photo of the Hancock hotel in its glory. The Kerredge Theatre is right next door. A Western Union office and the Detroit and Northern Michigan Building and Loan Assocation conducted business on the ground level. Several vintage automobiles are shown as well as the church behind the hotel.]

Scanned: October 26, 2006


Entertainment - Movie Theatres

Buildings, Civic Centers, Arts Facilities, Theaters, Transportation, Automotive, Retail Trade, Stores, Retail Lode Theatre and Parkside/Crown Bakery [Image of the Lode with two vehicles parked in front. The movie feature is The Blue Lagoon with Brooke Shields. A sign for the Copper Shop located in the Lode lobby is visible.]

Scanned: March 7, 2007


Transportation - Courtin' Bike

Transportation, Buildings, Civic Centers, Arts Facilities, Theaters, Peace Officers, Police Officer Ray Smith chats with Mr. & Mrs. James Grubb on their bicycle built for two. Jim is in his third year of mining engineering at Michigan Tech. Jim has had the bike for three years, but it wasnt always his, he took it in on a trade deal from one of his buddies who used it to court his wife. Ever since then, it has been called a Courtin' bike. It actually is a combination of two bicycles, a girls and a boys. Jim says his wife who rides the fore part, is the pilot while he produces most of the propulsion, is the chief engineer. [The Grubbs have a conversation with Officer Smith in front of the Kerredge Theater which is showing "The High and the Mighty" in Cinemascope.]

Scanned: April 16, 2009