Remembering Grand Rapids

<p>What began as a fur-trading post grew into the second-largest city in Michigan a center for industry and the arts. As "Furniture Capital of the World and an All-American City three times Grand Rapids has a fascinating past. With a selection of fine historic images from her best-selling book <em>Historic Photos of Grand Rapids</em> Karolee R. Hazlewood provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of this great American city. <em>Remembering Grand Rapids</em> explores that past in images depicting a range of subjects including the furniture industry the Flood of 1904 Union Depot the Pantlind Hotel civic celebrations an "Aero Sled” G.A.R. conventions Island Park and countless others.</p><p>These striking black-and-white images are the pride of the Grand Rapids Public Library's History and Special Collections Department. Come take a tour through the pages of <em>Remembering Grand Rapids</em> and discover the charm of bygone eras the fortitude of the city’s pioneers and the richness of the old city.</p>