ISBN-13
9781467112567
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Publication Date
27 October 2014
Age Range
NA - NA years
Dimensions
23.55 x 16.76 x 0.94 CM
Shipping Weight
0.31 Kg
Pages
128
Language
English
Grade Level
NA - NA
Grand Rapids, Michigan was the center for shopping in western Michigan with department stores, five-and-dimes and more, until the advent of the shopping mall.
For decades, downtown Grand Rapids enjoyed a long run in the limelight as the epicenter of shopping in western Michigan. The vibrant Monroe Avenue corridor included three homegrown department stores, several chain department stores, five-and-dime stores, and scores of clothing and specialty retailers. It weathered mother nature, wars, the Great Depression, the advent of neighborhood shopping centers, and civil disturbances--but the one change it could not overcome was the regional shopping mall.