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heritage hill historic district: When will this end! - 03/10/09 09:39 AM
"When will this end?
That's the question we hear daily.  Not just about home prices, but the stock market and business in general.  Watching our savings evaporate is depressing.
But, those of us who live downtown need only look at what is happening on Michigan Hill to realize in the broad sense our local economy is going to take a turn for the better with the expansion of VanAndal Institute, the new DeVos Children's hospital and the new MSU medical school.
A little closer to home - like three blocks - our neighborhood businesses are doing more than well. Art of … (4 comments)

heritage hill historic district: Heritage Hill Historic District - 11/18/08 04:55 PM
  Within walking distance of dowtown Grand Rapids is one of the nation's largest residential historic districts.   Heritage Hill. 1,300 homes representing over 60 distinct architectural styles.
Dating back to 1848, these were the homes of the Who's Who of Grand Rapids history.  Lumber barons, prominent merchants, the founders of Grand Rapid's furniture industry and politicians who left their imprint in history lived here.  Senator Arthur Vandenberg lived around the block from our house.  President Jerry Ford grew up in the neighborhood and later bought a house on top of the hill where he and Betty lived for a time.
Today, we are still an … (5 comments)

 

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