Postcards and images of the Muskegon
Downtown Muskegon
1900-1925
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of the Muskegon area from the era.
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 Downtown Muskegon1926-1975
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of the Muskegon area from the the industrial age.
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 The
Path to Bluffton
The trip from the Goodrich Dock or Union Station in downtown
Muskegon, to the playgrounds of the Actors' Colony, Lake Michigan
Park and Pigeon Hill involved a leisurely ride down Lake Street -
later known at Lakeshore Drive.
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Lake Michigan Park
Featuring entertainment facilities including a large bathhouse
pavilion, a dancing pavilion with bowling alleys, a 600-seat
theater, a lunch room, and in later years, an amusement park with a
Ferris wheel and a roller coaster. Located at the end of the
trolley line in Muskegon, it was referred to as the "Coney Island of
the West" in advertising. Now known as Pere Marquette Park, it
features one of the cleanest beaches in the United States.
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Pigeon Hill
One of the largest dunes on Lake Michigan, this mound of constantly shifting sand soared nearly 300 feet in the air and covered some 40 acres at its base. It dwarfed the surrounding landscape and served as a backdrop for the homes in the Actors' Colony. Click image to view additional details. |
 Muskegon,
Michigan:Where Greyhound got it's name Edwin Carl Ekstrom, launched Safety Motor Coach Lines in Muskegon in 1924. Providing intercity service between Muskegon and Grand Rapids, the firm was a direct competitor to local interurban service.In a few short years, the logo from Safety Motor Coach Lines became the nationwide symbol of Greyhound, and Ekstrom would become the company's president. |