Another old newspaper photo. Today’s shot is Ouellette and University Avenue, from July, 1958.
It’s interesting to see how much this block has changed over the years. The two buildings between the bank and the Kresge’s are now home to Chanoso’s and Oishii, and the Kresge Store has been replaced with a soulless, lifeless glass box Royal Bank building. Look at all the people out milling about, and shopping at stores where you can buy things…
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Those cars are awesome.....
i was at the mall the other day, and with the amount of traffic there for a wednesday, i was thinking about what downtown would look like if all those people were there instead of the mall.
Along with Keith and Lilly, I cherished Kresge's hardwood flooring and the wonderful creaks it made when you were walking on it. With many layers of polish, it was a cantankerously noisey and lively floor; it enhanced the bustle of the place. It was fun to be in there.
In the 80s, the front lunch counter had a congenial red-head (Julie?) who efficiently served up my cheeseburger deluxe for $2.50. It was a perfect meal for a university student. ~:-)
And it's great to see the way film holds up to the rigors of being blown-up in providing such great detail. Thank you, Andrew.
I was quite young when my mom took me there for lunch. I do remember the soda jerks, I forgot about those, and Lily, I do remember the stairs, just one of the things that made that place memorable. Reading these comments though, it seems as if Kresge's wasn't really known for their wares, just the food counter and the ambiance of the place!
I think M.O.M. is on the right track. There is a new development near Patillo Rd that I always yap about. The archtitecture is turn of the 20th century and the parking held down to a minimum (not a sea of asphalt like at the mall). If only we could do that in some of the vacant land downtown.
Ahhh... Kresges...One could always find a gift for every occasion & for every budget !
After classes in the afternoons (early to mid 60`s) , a bunch of us (St Mary`s high school students... decked out in our plaids & beanies !) head down to Kresges to share a cherrie coke & fries. The floats were the best !
Carole Anne
i look at all those old images of the downtown with kreesge's and all the other cool old stores that i remeber shopping at with my mother and i get a warm feeling than i laugh because city council will never have the downtown of the 50's by the way whats up with all the shawarma joints it's getting rediculous now there next door to each other talk about saturation
i can't believe the 2nd photo of university and ouellette in the north bound lane 3 cars abreast of each other now!! that same corner today one lane and one turning lane so much for progress another thing you don't see crowds on the streets downtown today most days you could fire a canon down ouellette and not hit anyone
what i remember most about Kresge's is the smell of the store both from the lunch counter and the section where you could buy things like macaroni and potatoe salad and other things to take home in the white boxs tired with string and the old wooden floors boy if i could be 7 years old again
i don't like the downtown that we are left with today it will never be the downtown we had in the 50s and 60's i think city council is hoping we might have it like it was years ago but theier only pipe dreams