Rich's Pie/Saugatuck Fruit Exchange building demolition

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Rich's Pie/Saugatuck Fruit Exchange building demolition

Entry/Object ID

2021.18.44

Scope and Content

"Going, Going, It's Gone! Historic building succumbs to wrecking crane" by Karen Drongowski, 6 May 1999 Commercial Record article about the sudden demolition of a large, 1917-built building that stood at the site of Coghlin Park.

Context

Citizens decried or rejoiced at the loss of this historic building.

Collection

Buildings: Lost

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.18

Source or Donor

Lane, Kit, family

Dimensions

Dimension Description

larger piece

Height

13 in

Width

11 in

Location

Box

076 Parks and Cemeteries

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coghlin Park, Saugatuck Fruit Exchange 1917-1956, Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company/Rich Pie Company c1950s-1998, Blok, John 1942-2021, King, Randy Dean 1954-, Saugatuck Historic District Commission HDC, Gallagher, Gordon, King, Dean Oliver b1935-, Boyce, Peggy (Webster) 1932-2021, Gardner, Russ, Sherman, Arlene Mae (Birkholz) 1930-2011, Fairchild, Felica, 95 Blue Star/Saugatuck-Douglas Convention and Visitors Bureau/You'nique, Ogle, Woody 1940-2018, Parker, Nancy 1944-2022

Create Date

March 26, 2025

Update Date

March 26, 2025