Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Photo Gallery: Monroe Center, mid-70s

A little time-portal to the Monroe Mall area downtown, courtesy City of Grand Rapids archives.
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7 comments:

  1. Great stuff! Thanks for unearthing these.

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  2. Thanks for posting!!! So close, yet so long ago.

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  3. The Weather Ball! Who remembers the colors, and the poem to remember what weather the colors predicted?

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    1. Weather ball red, warmer weather ahead;
      Weather ball green, no change forseen;
      Weather ball blue, cooler weather in view.

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    2. Weather ball red, warmer weather ahead;
      Weather ball green, no change forseen;
      Weather ball blue, cooler weather in view.

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  4. We still have the weather ball, it's been refurbished and 13 news uses it every day. It's now visible at 131 and 96.

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