Explore : Our City
Investigate neighborhoods, their churches, schools, businesses and how they’ve all changed from the 19th and 20th centuries. Explore the natural landscapes and discover how Grand River and the landscape have changed through the years. Learn about infrastructure and services such as bridges, roads, buildings, and transportation. Look at city government and agencies, education and emergency services.
Photo Essays
- Surveying the Land
- Building Hall School
- Resting in Richmond Park Neighborhood
- The Grand River: Friend and Foe
- Grand Rapids Streetcars
- Lighting City Streets, 1850s to 1950s
- Air Pollution in Grand Rapids 100 Years Ago
- A Pool for the People: Building Richmond Park Pool and Bath House
- Historic Walking Tour of the Garfield Park Area
- Furniture Exhibition Buildings in Grand Rapids
- Historic Restoration of D.A. Blodgett Home for Children
- Booked and Fingerprinted at the Grand Rapids Jail
- Grand Rapids Celebrates the Centennial in 1876
- Restoration of the Public Museum's Horsedrawn Streetcar
- History and Development of John Ball Park
- D. A. Blodgett Home and ICCF, Before and After
- Corner of Monroe and Division, Then and Now
- The Wandering Court House
- Financial Crisis: GR Neighborhoods and the HOLC Map
