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Ramona Park - an amusement park in East Grand Rapids, 1886 - 1954
The Grand Rapids Street Railway Company established a resort at the end of their line at Reeds Lake by the mid-1880s. This resort was named "Ramona" in 1886. The resort's namesake was taken from the title and heroine of the popular 1884 historical…
Flag Pole Sitting at Ramona Park: Mad Marshall Jacobs
Flag pole sitting was a popular form of entertainment and record setting activities. Mad Marshall Jacobs entertained at Ramona Park in 1946. This document also details pole sitting and its history.
East Grand Rapids Library: A branch of the Kent District Library, a history of its creation by the Friends of the East Grand Rapids Library, 1958/9 -
An illustrated history of the EGR Library from its beginnings with the Friends of the Friends of the East Grand Rapids Library - with associated history of Kent County Library System and Kent District Library
AJ’s Restaurant - Ramona Banquet Room
2164 - 2166 Wealthy Street SE, East Grand Rapids, Michigan,
AJ’s Restaurant - Ramona Banquet Room
2164 - 2166 Wealthy Street SE, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Adrian J. Winters, proprietor
1957 – 1964
Adrian’s Ramona Terrace, Comstock Park, MI
Under management of A.J. Winters
1964 – 1996
Why were A.J.…
2164 - 2166 Wealthy Street SE, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Adrian J. Winters, proprietor
1957 – 1964
Adrian’s Ramona Terrace, Comstock Park, MI
Under management of A.J. Winters
1964 – 1996
Why were A.J.…
"Ice Breakers" - Consumers Ice Company, Reeds Lake, 1894 - 1924. Book, 139pages. Compiled and edited by Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room, 2019. Ice Breakers. Monumental pencil drawing by Grand Rapids artist, Chris LaPorte, 2015. Drawing based on the 1910 photograph "Consumers Ice Company, Ice House Gang".
Consumers Ice Company, 1894 - 1924 and the men behind the winter ice harvest. Also included in this compilation are articles on ice harvesting, winter ice sports and biographical information on Grand Rapids artist, Chris LaPorte, who in 2015, created…
Vertical File - Subject Files - All things East Grand Rapids
A collection of articles, ephemera, photographs, photocopies and the like.
Fisk Lake Tavern and Dulox: the land on which they were located
This illustration shows the location of both the Fisk Lake Inn, built in 1837 by John W. Fisk and Dulox, the home built by Ben E. West at 2100 Robinson Road SE, EGR in 1904.
Fisk Lake Inn AKA Fisk Lake Tavern, Lake House: est. by John W. Fisk
Known as this area's first inn or hotel, John W. Fisk's inn or tavern stood on the southwest corner of Lakeside Road SE and Robinson Road, 1837 - 1954. When built, the structure was a stop on the Thornapple Road leading out to Ada. Many folks stopped…
Dulox: the West Family home on two lakes, 2100 Robinson Road SE
Dulox, the house on two lakes, a 3 story Georgian revival home, was built by 1904 by Ben E. West. In 1902 Ben and his father, Judson, of Grand Rapids drugstore fame, purchased 200 acres of land on and around Fisk Lake. On this historical property …
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