HEADER Photo Above taken 26 September 2017:
Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
Northern Mich~Mash Preserve
Petoskey's Bear River
~ LAKE STREET BRIDGE ~
and
City Buildings Nearby
(Toward Bottom of this page: Foot Bridge and Railroad Bridge)
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Below: 1880 Map of Petoskey... click to enlarge. Note the Mitchell Street bridge did not yet exist. The settlement existed mostly east of the Bear River. The river outlet at the mouth was in a different location from 2019. This 1880 map shows where the Bear River outlet ran until 1891 when the outlet was realigned. Lake Steet did not extend across the river, although Bay Street did with a bridge, thus Bay Street Bridge... no Lake Street Bridge on this 1880 Map of Petoskey. Railroad tracks had not yet arrived either, so no depot.
Allan McCune a successful Petoskey businessman and local historian donated several of his albums to Petoskey's Little Traverse Historical Museum which included this photo of the Lake Street Bridge with the Mitchell Street Brige to the far right in the background. The Pere Marquette Railroad depot shows on the left with a train at the station beside the bay... Mineral Well Park shows lower right beside the Low Head Dam/Weir... about 1890
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A booklet titled "Petoskey's Colorful Past A Historical Sketch of the City" on page 31 explained: "Bear River Gazebo (Mineral Well Park) West Lake Street ~ Built in 1915 the current Gazebo replaced a wood pavilion which surround the well in 1890 and provided a place for people to fill their water jugs. A bath house stood behind the pavilion where visitors could bathe away their ills in the highly acclaimed mineral waters. Though the bath house lost popularity around 1900, the mineral well continued to attract visitors from all over the country. In 1917, Vice-President Marshall and his wife spent a month in Petoskey and went to the well daily to partake of the 'health-giving' waters. Luxury hotels encouraged their guests to use the well during their stays.
The Gazebo is constructed of reinforced concrete, wood and shingles. Service clubs and private construction companies restored the structure in 1981."
The Gazebo is constructed of reinforced concrete, wood and shingles. Service clubs and private construction companies restored the structure in 1981."
Allan McCune a successful Petoskey businessman and local historian donated several of his albums to Petoskey's Little Traverse Historical Museum which included this photo of a Foley postcard shows the Lake Street bridge AND dam, maybe the sluice on the lower right, PLUS the Mitchell Street bridge in the background...
Postcard Below: Labeled as Mineral Well Park showing the Lake Street Bridge
just beyond the Lake Street Dam.
just beyond the Lake Street Dam.
1947
Ground Breaking for Diesel Plant
Ground Breaking for Diesel Plant
1951
Soooooo, is the answer to POLLUTION, DILUTION?
1954
Photo Below: Lake Street Bridge UNDER Water...
Photo Below: Lake Street Bridge UNDER Water...
1959
Clipping Below: Notice the water/ice level UNDER the Lake Street Bridge...
1966
Photo Below Left: Looking north at the Lake Street Foot Bridge in foreground
and the railroad bridge closer to the bay...
Photo Below Right: Looking south at the Lake Street Foot Bridge and Bridge
with the Mitchell Street Bridge in the background...
and the railroad bridge closer to the bay...
Photo Below Right: Looking south at the Lake Street Foot Bridge and Bridge
with the Mitchell Street Bridge in the background...
1967
1968
1987
The Petoskey News Review editorial below lists the advantages to the river location for the new city facilities.
The Petoskey News Review editorial below lists the advantages to the river location for the new city facilities.
The old diesel plant was transformed/renovated into offices in a new City Hall,
and the old utility plant, across Bear River was transformed
into a fire station with the addition of bays for the fire trucks.
The preliminary designs were presented by Richard Neumann, David Trautman, and Nicholas White.
Petoskey City Council approved the agreement for the County to acquire the City interest in the Emmet-Petoskey Building Authority for $1,500,000 with the City to proceed immediately with City Hall construction,
with conveyance of the City's former Municipal Building to the County.
and the old utility plant, across Bear River was transformed
into a fire station with the addition of bays for the fire trucks.
The preliminary designs were presented by Richard Neumann, David Trautman, and Nicholas White.
Petoskey City Council approved the agreement for the County to acquire the City interest in the Emmet-Petoskey Building Authority for $1,500,000 with the City to proceed immediately with City Hall construction,
with conveyance of the City's former Municipal Building to the County.
Plaques on the City Hall for both Construction and Renovation dates...
PRE and POST 1990 RENOVATION
Petoskey City Hall
(Six Photos Below submitted by Petoskey Architect Rick Neumann)
Petoskey City Hall
(Six Photos Below submitted by Petoskey Architect Rick Neumann)
Below: City Hall PRE Renovation
Below: City Hall POST Renovation
Below: City Hall Rear of Building PRE Renovation
Below: City Hall Rear of Building POST Renovation
Below Photo Text: City Hall Interior in 1949
Below: City Hall Interior PRE Renovation
Below: City Hall Interior POST Renovation after second floor addition
Construction
2012
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
~ Foot Bridge and Railroad Bridge ~
(located between Lake Street and the river outlet...)
Photo Below: Old Bridge Between Lake Street and Pere Marquetee Railroad Tracks
1898
1898
Photos Below: Railroad Bridge
1960s
Two Photos Below: The Railroad and Foot Bridge behind the Petoskey City Hall,
BEFORE and AFTER the railroad tracks were removed, and new foot bridge installed
about in the 1990's...
BEFORE and AFTER the railroad tracks were removed, and new foot bridge installed
about in the 1990's...
Photo Below: From the Spillway toward the Foot Bridge...
Photo Below:
GOING UPRIVER: Foot Bridge > Lake Street Bridge > Low Dam/Wier > Mitchell Street Bridge...
GOING UPRIVER: Foot Bridge > Lake Street Bridge > Low Dam/Wier > Mitchell Street Bridge...