Building Grand Rapids Collection Building, demolishing, and replacing has been part of the city's history almost from its inception, and it still plays a significant role in the landscape today. Construction of City Hall 1886 Architecture 1 Construction of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School, Grandville Ave. 2009 Architecture 2 DeVos Performance Hall, Construction No.2 1979-80 Photo 3 Medical Mile, Spectrum Health Research Department 2007 Photo 4 Morton Hotel Construction 1922 Architecture 5 Davenport Institute, Construction 1948 Architecture 6 Building Hall School November 1st, 2006 Photo Essay 7 The Big Splash! by George W. Welsh, Former Mayor and City Manager Article 8 Civic Auditorium January 5th, 2011 Audio 9 Share facebook twitter email google+ + Embed Add to Your Site Layout Regular Mini Options Width Height Auto Height view advanced options Code Copy and paste the code into the HTML of your site.