Muskegon -
Just a few weeks after we learned that the City of Muskegon will pay Port City Construction (Gary Post, owner) up to $350,000 for demolition work at the Ameribank building... Quote:
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An update on Muskegon's downtown convention center plans. Quote:
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Holland -
According to some source (WalletHub), Holland Michigan was ranked the best small city to start a business in the whole country, in both 2018 and 2017. I don't take much stock in these rankings, but it's good recognition. Quote:
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https://ghuapa.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: Fox17online (screenshot) |
Grand Haven -
The re-imagined / reconstructed Bil-Mar restaurant in Grand Haven may soon resume construction. The new owners determined that they needed to demolish and build a new structure once they begin inspecting the existing building. It sounds like some unresolved permitting issues ensued, including with MDEQ, which held up the work over the winter. The opening has been pushed back from Spring to June. Quote:
https://uusgyq.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: Grand Haven Tribune | Courtesy Rendering Construction progress, as of April, 2018 - https://xesgyq.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: Grand Haven Tribune | Matt DeYoung |
Saugatuck -
In the ongoing saga of the proposed housing and marina development on the north shore of the mouth of the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck (coined 'NorthShore of Saugatuck'), two area Native American tribes have now joined the fight in trying to stop the current owners and developer. Together with the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, (Gun Lake Tribe) have filed a joint petition to contest a recent MDEQ permit issuance that allows the marina construction work to move forward. This whole thing is a big muddle of issues, and I think it will continue to go nowhere fast. Several lawsuits, appeals filed at the state level, archaeological surveys, contested interpretations of local zoning ordinances and state laws, etc. Quote:
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https://hbuapa.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: Mike Krebs | MLive |
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Take a deep breath...and let's remember the good 'ol pre-EPA days. Deconstruction of another remnant of a by-gone era, the iconic B.C. Cobb smoke stack in Muskegon - is ongoing - An undated photo of the former B.C. Cobb Coal Power Plant in Muskegon (likely mid-1970s) - https://fruapa.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: MLive | Muskegon Chronicle Archive Photo Work on the 650-foot-tall smoke stack at the former B.C. Cobb power plant started in November of last year, but now there are more visible signs of progress. The site is now owned by North Carolina-based Forsite Development, as of October 2017. Forsite plans to have the entire site cleared by October 2019, and then plans to build a deep-water marine terminal. The plant was closed by Consumers Energy in April of 2016. I think this is the last of the 'great' smoke stacks in Muskegon to come down. A stack at the former Shaw Walker factory site may possibly come down as well, but developers want to integrate it into the redevelopment plans if at all possible. That one is only a fraction of the height of the B.C. Cobb one though. Quote:
https://iruapa.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: Justine McGuire | MLive https://ibuapa.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: Justine McGuire | MLive A recent view, showing it in greater context. I'm not sure how this photo was taken. The building in the background - The Shoreline Inn & Conference Center - looks much closer than it really is. Maybe that's just the perspective - https://hhuapa.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: Joel Bissel | MLive Here's an aerial view of the entire plant, from 2014 - https://fbuapa.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: MLive | Marge Beaver - Photography Plus And here is the stack under construction in 1974 - https://hxuapa.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: MLive | Muskegon Chronicle Archive Photo It was witness to some Greenpeace protests in the 1980's, when activists attempted to hang a banner from the top - https://hbvqgw.dm.files.1drv.com/y4m...&cropmode=none Source: MLive | Muskegon Chronicle Archive Photo |
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To those not familiar here are a few shots showing the transformation of those three buildings. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/145/3...d6e749cd_z.jpgMallsite1 by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2335/...be11cd28_z.jpgA Complete Block by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/...c5a429fc_z.jpgRussell Block & Century Club by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr |
^ Great to see they saved those beauties. :tup:
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Thanks for the before & after views, Eridony. It's incredible to me that they just covered up that beautiful Russell's Block. But masonry / detailing was not in-vogue in the 1960's - 1970's anywhere.
Muskegon - Pretty cool news below. Sources had said that something big was potentially coming to the expanded Port City Industrial park, and I'm glad to hear it's something local - Quote:
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Whoa! Very cool reveal!
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^And I love how they just painted the bottom half of the bank white. Like, nobody is going to look higher than that and notice something fishy.
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Holland -
A big gift has been made to Holland's Civic Center. The $1 million donation comes from Elsa Prince Broekhuizen, and will go towards improvements to the outdoor market area in front of the currently-being-remodeled Civic Center. Quote:
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Pigeon Hill Brewing opened in downtown Muskegon in 2014. They currently have their taproom and production facility in two separate buildings about a block apart on Western Avenue. Now they plan to build a new combined facility elsewhere in downtown.
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The article included several images of the inside space coming together, but I really liked the art/sign on the 4th Street side of the arena. https://expo.advance.net/img/8f249af...ddads_0002.JPG https://expo.advance.net/img/aeb6f5f...ddads_0005.JPG Source: Rad Dads' restaurant to open inside Muskegon arena in May |
Muskegon Pop-Up Shops
This a small (tiny) development in downtown Muskegon. Last year chalets were built on Western Avenue to serve as tiny storefronts. Named Western Market an additional five chalets were built this year bringing a total of 16 shops downtown.
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