Willie and Lucile made history and started a trend as they were the first black-owned and operated business in Kalamazoo, serving the Northside Neighborhood.
Most Michiganders know Kalamazoo, Michigan as "Celery City" or "Mall City", but what about its lesser known monikers like "Windmill City"? Here are 5 nicknames for Kalamazoo.
Hamburger joints back in the 60s on Westnedge Ave in Kalamazoo and Portage. McDonald's, Burger Chef (not Burger King, and who remembers Henry's Hamburgers?
As my son and I were poking around in the back of the building at work, we found a room that looked a like a small bathroom, just a toilet and a sink that probably hadn't seen any water in at least half a century, probably more. And there was a medicine cabinet.