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I assume "1st. CONG'L" was less expensive to engrave than "FIRST CONGREGATIONAL." I might have recommended omitting the full stop after "1st," to save a little more money.

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In downtown Bronson, Michigan, on April 21st, 2024, was a datestone at the First Congregational Church at the southeast corner of West Chicago Street (U.S. Route 12) and South Walker Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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No I'm just kidding, I wasn't in the cherrypicker for this one. A traffic island hosts a family of pad-mounted transformers.

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In downtown Coldwater, Michigan, on April 21st, 2024, the backs of buildings on the south side of West Chicago Street (U.S. Route 12), as viewed from a parking lot on the east side of South Hanchett Street. The buildings are "contributing properties" in the Coldwater Downtown Historic District, 90001124 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Nobody will be surprised if this gets demolished but here it was in 2024, continuing to exist, sandwiched.

According to the official federal documentation of the Coldwater Downtown Historic District, this is part of a row of buildings that "probably date from the 1860s and 70s."

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In downtown Coldwater, Michigan, on April 21st, 2024, 42 W Chicago St (identified in the above-linked documentation as 40 W Chicago St) on the north side of West Chicago Street (U.S. Route 12), west of North Monroe Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
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All I'm out here doing is trying to help people fill in the gaps in their knowledge of 1977 in architecture, such as might exist. Personally I prefer credit unions to commercial banks.

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In downtown Coldwater, Michigan, on April 21st, 2024, the main office of Century Bank and Trust (built in 1977 according to City of Coldwater property records at bsaonline.com) at the northwest corner of West Chicago Street (U.S. Route 12) and North Clay Street.

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corner of Chicago & Spring streets in Elgin

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW

Chicago in BW. A still from the famous Art Institute of Chicago.

Chicago in BW