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  • Grand Opening of Wrigley Supermarket, Grocery Store, Howell, Michigan - 1963

    Wrigley Supermarket, opened in August 1963 at 505 E. Grand River Avenue, on the southeast corner of Grand River Avenue  & Fowler Streets, in Howell, Michigan.   The grocery store held a Grand Opening and Howell City Mayor Clifton W. Heller snipped a ceremonial ribbon.

    The Wrigley Supermarket was a 10,000 square foot newly constructed building with a 75 car parking lot.  The grocery store featured modern equipment, and mechanical handling, storing, and selling of a great variety of food products.

    The photographs are from the Open House.

    The local manager of the Wrigley Supermarket was George Courtright.
  • Grand River Ave. Fowlerville, Michigan

    Grand River Ave. Fowlerville, Michigan. Signs from left to right: Groceries Byerty's, Real Estate, Hi Speed
  • Grand River Avenue Paving, Howell, Livingston, Michigan

    This photograph was included on the 1st National Bank Calendar.   The view is  facing northeast at the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Division Street (Michigan Avenue). 

    On the north side of Grand River is the store front of Henry J. Sweet, a civil war veteran and proprieter of this grocery store.

    Date unknown
  • Grand River Avenue, Brighton, Michigan

    This is an image of Grand River Avenue, with the Eastern House, originally the Brighton House, on the right.  The owners, the Sturhbergs, changed the name when the Western House was built.  The Eastern House in  Brighton, Michigan was a stage stop between Lansing and Detroit.   It was built in 1846; it burned down in January 1926
  • Grand River Avenue, Fowlerville, Michigan - after 1917

    Looking East from near corner of North Ann St. Grand River Avenue, Fowlerville, Michigan - after 1917. The building with the arched top is Sprague's garage and still stands but the brick and arch are hidden behind wood siding. The building to the right of Spragues is a Horse Shoeing business.
  • Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan

    This is a photograph of Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan after 1914, when the street was paved and the Presbyterian Church (in the distance, left) was built.  The view is just east of the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue (Division) and is looking west.  The early traffic signal is in the center of the intersecion and old cars are angle parked.  The exact date is unknown.
  • Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, about 1911-1914

    This is a photograph, looking East from the roof of the new library, about 1911 - 1914.

    Grand River Avenue is unpaved.
  • Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, Paving - 1915

    This is a photograph of the paving of Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, 1915.  The view is looking northeast at the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue (formerly known as East Street and Division Street).

    The persons in the pictures are unknown.
  • Grand Trunk Railroad, coming out of Gregory, Michigan

    This is a photograph of the Grand Trunk Railroad train coming out of Gregory Michigan.
  • Grandchildren of Hiram and Grace (Grieve) Smith -June 1965

    Photo of grandchildren and great nieces of Hiram and Grace (Grieve) Smith. Taken at Hiram and Grace (Grieve) Smith's 50th wedding anniversary at their house at 824 W. Grand River, Howell, Michigan in June 1965. View current location.

    Back row (left to right): Suzanne Sandling, Diane Hall, David Wiseley (baby), Lisa Sandling, Kathy Hall, Robert Wiseley, John Wiseley.
    Front row (left to right): Susan Hameister (great niece), Cyndy Sandling, Patti Sandling (arms around her little sister Heidi), Cynthia Hameister (great niece), Tom Wiseley (red shorts), Richard Hall, Julie Sandling, Jim Sandling.
    Missing: William Hall Jr who was in the U.S. Navy at the time.
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