Imagine you're a photographer in the early 1900s. Starting from the corner of M22 and Lake Street, walk west toward Lake Michigan. What photos would you take?

This series of photos, many of them from postcards, show views along Lake Street in Arcadia, Michigan from the 1900s to 1930s. The photographs are arranged by their position along Lake Street from east to west from M22 to the furniture factory near Lake Michigan.

Taking the Tour

Each numbered arrow in the map identifies a neighborhood with a set of photos of that area. The first arrow identifies the starting point, the east end of Lake Street and Sixth Street or M22.

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One-Page Tour
Focus on the photos that help you experience a walk along Lake Street.

Tour by Neighborhood
See additional details hidden from the one-page tour.
( To open a map, click here.)

Almost every photo has a larger view you can see by clicking the photo. Use with your browser's controls to take a closer look at the larger photo.

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1903 Plat Map
This is part of a plat map showing Lake Street from M-22 west to Lake Michigan. Each numbered arrow identifies a set of photos for that neighborhood.

To go directly to a neighborhood, click its arrow in the map.

To view this map throughout the tour, click here.

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