Street Cars, Street Cars, Street Cars - Grand Rapids Michigan, USA

Take a look at this great old footage about the wonderful streetcars we used to have here in Grand Rapids. Is it any wonder that they are looking at putting some of these back in downtown? Why are they not running the line alone Ionia Avenue though? Basically Monroe only? I think the next best thing you can do is extend it as soon as possible to Robert Israel's business complex and over to the Van Andel Institute. From there we should connect to a faster, more direct shuttle or trams that go west to John Ball Park Zoo and then Millenium Park where they should ressurect the Grand Rapids Grand Prix and hold 3 racing / concet weekends per year in Millenium Park with crowds of 20,000 to 100,000. Grand Prix Racing and a stop on Formula 1, or Cart's circuit could bring 300-500,000 visitors from all over the nation, and in fact the globe, from Europe and Asia, spending their money at the Grand Prix, downtown and all shopping and food / entertainment points in between.

Sorry I went off a bit, but heh, I guess that's people do on these Blog things right?

Grand Rapids - Gateway to the playground of a Nation and the furniture Capital of America

Grand Rapids, with its population of 180,000 is the Metropolis of Western Michigan and the gateway through which thousands of tourists swarm each summer to the vacationalands of the North. Twice a year it is the scene of the World's Furniture Market.

George Welsh for Governor

This is an interesting piece of video shows our confident City Manager making his pitch to become the next Governor of the State of Michigan. Listen to what he says has occurred at the State level of government. Sounds a lot like today doesn't it?

WWII War Awareness Video - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Its very interesting to find out that this video, produced by the United States Government in the early 1940's just after the attack on Pearl Harbor, was narrated by none other than Jimmy Stewart, a young Leiutenant.