Grand Rapids City Archives and Records Center

Grand Rapids City Archives and Records Center The City of Grand Rapids Archives and Records Center stores all the City's government records.

Happy Thursday, history friends! We have a pool picture from 1959 and we know the location. Do you? Comment below if you...
06/11/2026

Happy Thursday, history friends! We have a pool picture from 1959 and we know the location. Do you? Comment below if you know!

Happy Tuesday, history friends! Our image for today is from c.1986 and it is a view north on Division Street near Willia...
06/09/2026

Happy Tuesday, history friends! Our image for today is from c.1986 and it is a view north on Division Street near Williams St SW.

Happy Monday, history friends. We have an image from the 1950s of people diving into the Richmond Park pool during a swi...
06/08/2026

Happy Monday, history friends. We have an image from the 1950s of people diving into the Richmond Park pool during a swim meet.

Happy Friday, history friends! We have two images from c.1957 and 1986 of 1315 Fulton St E. This is the current location...
06/05/2026

Happy Friday, history friends! We have two images from c.1957 and 1986 of 1315 Fulton St E. This is the current location of Schnitz Deli. Also, the neighboring stores are the Common Ground Coffee House and the Grand Rapids Bicycle Company.

Happy Thursday, history friends! We recently discovered some Creston High School graduation images from 1988 or 1989 and...
06/04/2026

Happy Thursday, history friends! We recently discovered some Creston High School graduation images from 1988 or 1989 and we have found additional graduation images. Let us know if they are from the same year or if it is a different class. Also, it is helpful is we can identify people in the images. Thanks!

Happy Wednesday, history friends! We have an image from 1949 of someone diving into the pool at Briggs Park.
06/03/2026

Happy Wednesday, history friends! We have an image from 1949 of someone diving into the pool at Briggs Park.

Happy Tuesday, history friends. We have two images from c.1986 of a Senior Olympics event. The location is not written o...
06/02/2026

Happy Tuesday, history friends. We have two images from c.1986 of a Senior Olympics event. The location is not written on the photos, so any help is appreciated. Answer below if you know. Thanks!

Happy Monday, history friends! We have an image from 1967 of a crosswalk signal on Plainfield Avenue NE. This might have...
06/01/2026

Happy Monday, history friends! We have an image from 1967 of a crosswalk signal on Plainfield Avenue NE. This might have been taken at the corner of Spencer St NE.

Happy Thursday, history friends! We have two undated images of students at Stocking Elementary School having fun at the ...
05/28/2026

Happy Thursday, history friends! We have two undated images of students at Stocking Elementary School having fun at the playground. Please comment below if you know anyone in the image because the images did not have information about the students. Thanks!

Happy Wednesday, history friends. We have an image from May 1959 and it shows cars on a bridge over the Grand River. We ...
05/27/2026

Happy Wednesday, history friends. We have an image from May 1959 and it shows cars on a bridge over the Grand River. We know the bridge. Do you? Comment below if you know.

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