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Grand Rapids Spectator
Grand Rapids Spectator
The Spectator
Grand Rapids
Author: Norma Lewis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738552002
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →William Haldane opened a cabinet shop in 1836, 14 years before Grand Rapids incorporated. Other furniture companies followed: Berkey and Gay, Widdicomb, Sligh, Hekman, and Phoenix were among those taking advantage of the Grand River for transportation and power, the area's abundant hardwood supply, and a growing immigrant labor pool. The furniture soon attracted national attention. In 1876, the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition proved conclusively that a river town in Michigan had indeed earned the title "Furniture City." Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower all worked at Grand Rapids-made desks. Fifteen manufacturers joined forces to build 1,000 Handley Page bombers during World War I. The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on September 2, 1945, at a table made in Grand Rapids. Despite fires, floods, strikes, depressions, and wars, Grand Rapids led the industry until the 1950s and 1960s, when the factories began moving to North Carolina. Today the area, along with nearby Holland and Zeeland, dominates the office furniture industry.
The Spectator
Grand Rapids Public Library Index to Grand Rapids Progess, 1912-15; the Grand Rapids Spectator, 1927-31 and Grand Rapids Mirror, 1933-42
Author: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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Published: 1990
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Lost Restaurants of Grand Rapids
Author: Norma Lewis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1467118877
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Grand Rapids restaurants have served up meals and memories since the city's earliest days. At Bentham's, one of the first downtown restaurants, customers without money to eat could trade an animal pelt for supper. John Sebaitis trained his German shepherd, Spooky, to serve beer to the patrons at his tavern. And a seventeen-year-old Gerald R. Ford worked part time as a server and dish washer at Bill's Place. Join Norma Lewis as she explores the history of Grand Rapids most beloved eateries and the stories behind them. Book jacket.
Murder & Mayhem in Grand Rapids
Author: Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1467117528
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →While the River City is known for its history of furniture making, it also has a sinister side. Jennie Flood was a widow with a get-rich scheme that involved a shotgun and an insurance application. Reverend Ferris went undercover in his war against the city's purveyors of vice. The police rounded up the usual suspects in an attempt to solve the infamous 1921 bank heist that led to the slaying of two detectives. And the death of a teenager exposed "Aunty" Smith and her dangerous side business conducted in the shadows. Author Tobin T. Buhk delves into the colorful characters of Grand Rapids' past and the heinous crimes they committed.
