20th-Century Retailing in Downtown Grand Rapids

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 10/27/2014
ISBN: 9781467112567
Pages: 127
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.60w x 0.37d