Main Street, Michigan: From Ann Arbor to Wolverine, 1890s-1940s

Main Street, USA. Not in this case though…this is Main Street Michigan.

Earlier, I presented a photo gallery of twenty old photos depicting various Main Street scenes throughout Michigan…and I figure, why not do another one? There are still plenty more to show.

Of course, every community, village, town, burg, and city has a Main Street. Some of them have been re-named – for example, some Main Streets in a few Michigan towns were re-named ‘Michigan Avenue’. Many other places in Michigan have re-named their old Main Streets, thus confusing some people who try to locate those old throughways, only to be mildly baffled by another name.

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Some Main Streets run north and south, others east and west. It can get confusing if you’re searching old photos…

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