Then and Now

“That was then, this is now;” the Then and Now America history book series offers a special view of American life by placing historical images side-by-side with contemporary photographs. Witness how America’s landmarks, such as the Pacific Electric Railway, Chicago’s Loop, and San Francisco’s Sunset District, have changed. Recapture the magic of Mountain View and peer back in time at famous historical sites, like Gettysburg. The Then and Now books resurrect history, connect it to the present, and reveal how nothing is ever lost. [View all Then and Now books]
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Cover image for Grosse Pointe, isbn: 9780738550794
Grosse Pointe
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Grand Haven
Grand Haven
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Cover image for Battle Creek, isbn: 9780738539768
Battle Creek
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South Oakland County
South Oakland County
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Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
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Saginaw
Saginaw
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Otsego
Otsego
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Bay City
Bay City
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Plymouth
Plymouth
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Hamtramck
Hamtramck
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Grosse Pointe

9780738550794

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Grosse Pointe is one of the oldest communities in the Midwest, dating back to the mid-1600s. Its history tells a classic American story of the
transformation of Native American hunting grounds to the fertile farms of European settlers to an affluent suburb that grew with fortunes of industrialism in the 20th century.
Cover image for Grosse Pointe, isbn: 9780738550794

Grand Haven

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As fur trading in Michigan came to an end, pioneers migrated to Grand Haven for lumber. By the time the last acre of trees was harvested, Grand Haven had shifted from dependence on lumber to manufacturing and tourism. These images illustrate the foundations upon which the community was built and changes wrought through the years.
Grand Haven

Battle Creek

9780738539768

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In 1825, the opening of the Erie Canal triggered a migration of pioneer families from America's East Coast to the Michigan territory. By 1836, entrepreneurs had dug a mill race and platted a village that would eventually become Battle Creek. The town was first known as a farm implement center for the Midwest, then became the Health City (for its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Dr. J. H. Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium), and eventually became known as the Cereal City, because it was the birthplace of ready-to-eat breakfast foods. By pairing archival and modern photographs, this book documents how Battle Creek advanced from a small settlement to a thriving community. This comparative perspective reveals many changes and advancements in Battle Creek's physical and cultural landscape.
Cover image for Battle Creek, isbn: 9780738539768

South Oakland County

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Chartered 18 years before Michigan's admission to the Union, Oakland County developed as a microcosm of the state: diverse, entrepreneurial, and prosperous. The unbridled success of the automotive industry in neighboring Detroit quickly spread north where well-to-do industry leaders located. This vibrant community produced a quality of life rivaled by few other places. This book displays pivotal "Then and Now" scenes depicting the history of Oakland County, many with national impact.
South Oakland County

Saginaw

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Saginaw is the hub of mid-Michigan and had its beginnings in the 1820s with the establishment of Fort Saginaw near present-day Court and Hamilton Streets. Owing to the lumber industry, two separate cities developed along the banks of the Saginaw River: the west side city of Saginaw and East Saginaw. Intense rivalry resulted in rapid population growth and many civic improvements for both. Consolidation of the Saginaws occurred in 1890, and continued prosperity followed the ebb and flow of the lumber and automotive industries.
Saginaw

Otsego

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Otsego has a rich and storied past as one of the earliest settlements in southwest Michigan. Founded in 1831, its character has been shaped by a history filled with agriculture, tourism, fascinating people, and remarkable commerce--particularly the manufacturing of paper. Otsego has seen the rise and fall and recent rebirth of the local papermaking industry, and it is now poised to progress through the 21st century with a renewed sense of vigor.
Otsego

Plymouth

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As the home to Native American encounters, rugged pioneers, governors, state legislators, founders of political parties, landmark legal decisions, multimillionaires, scandals, patents, and the largest international business of its kind, Plymouth has certainly received its 15 minutes of fame. Yet most citizens of Plymouth today only know it as a wonderful community full of parks, subdivisions, and a quaint Norman Rockwell-like downtown.
Plymouth

Hamtramck

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Few towns in America have undergone a transformation like Hamtramck. From a farming community of 3,500 people in 1910, it became an industrial powerhouse of 48,000 by 1920. Much of that early history is gone, but much remains-some remnants of an age of iron and smoke and some transformed into buildings with a functional modern use.
Hamtramck