Name/Title
Freeman & Newnham Service StationEntry/Object ID
2023.10.261Description
A single-story, cement block building with two large sets of display windows and a gasoline pump by the sidewalk. Large letters over the door identify the business as Freeman and Newnham.
This image was featured as History Mystery #100 with the solution: This was the Freeman and Newnham Chevrolet showman ca 1930. Now great ribs are sold in the showroom - Monroe's restaurant [2006]. It is on the corner of Griffith and Culver Streets in Saugatuck.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital scanSubject Person or Organization
302 Culver/MaluGrow/Monroe's/Chevy garage/Freeman & Newnham/S.C.R., Newnham, Richard Butler "Dick" 1895-1973Context
This building still stands at 302 Culver, the NE corner of Culver and Griffith. In 2023 it was a restaurant named Grow. Before that it was Monroe's Diner, and before that a Chevy garage.Collection
Buildings: Commercial, Transporation: automobileCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
These photos were scanned by SDHS volunteers and were posted on the Photo Blog in the hopes that community members would contribute more information.
"tu" in the filename indicates the photo was "touched up" by Jack SheridanLocation
Box
031 A+B+C+D Photo FilesGeneral Notes
Note
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.Create Date
October 22, 2023Update Date
November 4, 2023
