Directory of Photographers 1856-1979
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
D, E, F
Photographers
Dana, Ellis E
1931 – 305 Lafayette SE
1934-1936 – 239 Logan SE
1937 – 704 Lafayette SE
1940 – 415 Cass Av SE
1941 – 413 Cass SE
Davenport, E. Lyle
1937-1941 – 4462 Clairmount SW
David's Photography
1972 – 3719 S. Division Wyoming
Davies & Son – 255 ½ Monroe Av
1913 – 255 ½ Monroe Av
Davis, J.F. Photographer
1879-1880 – 72 Canal
1912 Address change: 244 Monroe Ave NW
DeBruin, Robert L.
1955 – 1409 Cornell Dr SE
DeGraff See Robins, Marshall
Dempster See West-Dempster Co.
Deritter, Petter
1977 – 700 Leonard NE
Deter, S.A.
1889 – 39 Canal
1912 Address Change: 217 Monroe Ave NW
DeVries, Benjamin
1901-1902 – 55 W Bridge
1912 Address Change: 343 Bridge ST NW
1903 – 55 W Bridge (DeVries, J.G)
DeWindt See Pearn & DeWindt
DeWindt, Abraham (commercial)
1906-1911 – 133 S. Front
1912 Address change: 115 Front Av NW
1912-1915 – 115 Front Av Nw
1921 – 115 Front Av Nw
1923-1926 – 115 Front Av NW
1927 – 425 Scribner Av NW (DeWindt Studio)
Dey, M.C.
1895-1897 – 98 Monroe
1912 Address Change: 73 Monroe Ave NW, People's Savings bank
Diehl & Hanson
1900 – 55 W. Bridge
1912 Address Change: 343-345 Bridge ST NW Luton Bldg
Diehl & Henze
1898 – 88 Wonderly
1912 Address Change: Wonderly Bldg 146-156 Monroe Ave NW
1899 – 87 Wonderly
1912 Address Change: Wonderly Bldg 146-156 Monroe Ave NW
Dinniny, D.R.
1909-1910 – 75 Powers Theater Bldg
1912 Address Change: Powers Theater Bldg 123-125 Pearl St NW
Dolphin, Mrs. L.J.
1896-1897 – 103 Monroe
1912: Address Change: White-Judd Bldg 64-66 Monroe Ave NW
1898-1900 – 103 Monroe (L.J. Dolphin)
Doree Studio
1940 – 823 Wealthy
Douglas, Frank M
1915 – 444 Leonard NW
Doyle, Robert W
1972 – 439 Hopson NE
Dyer, W, Mrs.
1911 – 669 Wealthy
1912 Address Change: Apparently no change
1913-1914 – 701 Wealthy SE Mrs. A W Dyer
1915-1916 – Mrs. A W Dyer
1918-1919 – Adelaide W. Dyer
Dykhuizen, P Allen (LeClear Dykhuizen)
1927-1929 – 20 Fountain NW
1930-1931 – 614 Crescent NW
1932-1936 – 614 Crescent NW LeClear-Dykhuizen
1943-1954 – 322 Paris SE P Allen Dykhuizen
1956 -- 322 Paris SE, P Allen and Victor Dykhuizen
1958-1968 – 322 Paris SE P Allen Dykhuizen
Dykstra, J E
1891 – 48 Prescott
1920 - changed to Logan St SW but no #48
Earle, Roy Photography
1973-1974 – 2311 Lee St SW, Wyoming
Earle, William S
1867-1868 – 21 Monroe, upstairs
1912 Address Change: closest 31 to 140-144 Houseman's
East Photo Shop
1925-1926 – 306 ½ Monroe Av
Economy Photo Service
1953 – 722 Wealthy SE
Edal Studios
1942 – 317 Lake Mich Dr NW
Edgerton & Krueger
1887 – 20 Canal
1912 Address Change: closest 26 Canal became 200 Monroe Ave NW
1888 – rm N McReynolds Blk
Edgerton, E A
1889 – 114 Canal 1912
1912 Address Change; 332 Monroe Ave NW
Edison, Ida S
1917 – 1326 Sherman
1924-1925 – 618 Stanly NE
1926-1929 – 618 stanley Ter NE
1931-1940 – 618 Stanley Ter NE
Electro Photo Co
1898
Enterprise Studio
1905 – 55 W Bridge
1912 Address Change: 345 Bridge ST NW Luton Bldg
Ericson, Carl
1898 – 55 W Bridge
1912 Address Change: 345 Bridge ST NW Luton Bldg
Faingold, Gustave
1912 – 618 The Gilbert Gustave Fairgold
The Gilbert Bldg 41-45 Monroe Ave NW
1913 – 618 The Gilbert Gustave Feingold
1914-1934 – 618 The Gilbert, Gustave Faingold
1936-1937 – 621 The Gilbert
1940 – 421 The Gilbert
1941 – 621 The Gilbert
1942-1944 – 45 Monroe R305
1946-1948 – 45 Monroe R306
Filipkowski, Walter
1920-1922 – 345 ½ Bridge
Filkins, C H
1899 – 55 W Bridge
1912 Address Change: 345 Bridge ST NW Luton Bldg
Findlay, FM
1906-1907 – 55 W Bridge
1912 Address Change: 345 Bridge ST NW Luton Bldg
1908 – 126 Canal
Flandres, Charles J
1873-1874 – Room 18 McReynolds blk
Fletcher & Co
1873-1874 – 62 Canal
1912 Address Change: 111-113 Monroe Ave NW
Fletcher H T Photographers
1873-1874 – 33 Canal (Henry T)
1912 Address Change: 138 Monroe Ave NW
1874-1876 – 39 Canal
1912 Address Change: 132 Monroe Ave NW
1877-1878 – 38 Canal (H J Fletcher)
1912 Address Change: 137 Monroe Ave NW
1878-1879 – H T Fletcher
Flood, D E
1904 – 653 S Ionia
1912 Address Change: 1143 Ionia Ave SW
Ford, Herbert W
1975-1976 – 227 Wilbur SE Wyoming
Foster, F N
1904-1905 – 91 Fitzhugh
1912 Address Change: closest 95 becomes 123 AV SE
Fry, B C
1913 – 1009 2nd
Fryett, F.C.
1896-1911 – 84 Monroe
1912 Address Change: 89 Monroe Ave NW
1912 – 87 Monroe
1913 – 89 ½ Monroe
1914 – 87 Monroe
1915-1920 – 89 ½ Monroe (Frank C)
1921 – 89 Monroe (Mrs. Bertha)
Fuson, Charles E
1924-1930 – 908 Fountain
1931 – 133 Fulton E (Charles E Fuson Inc)
1932 – 190-192 Monroe
1933 – 1652 Nelson Av SE
1934 – 536 Paris Av SE
Previous: ABC (D,E,F) Further: GHIJ KLMN OPAR S-Z
Before 1912, house numbers were selected in a hodgepodge manner by the
occupants.
Streets located west of the Grand River were designated as West, with streets
being designated North or South from Bridge Street.
Streets located east of the Grand River were designated as East, with streets
being designated North or South from Fulton Street.
In 1912 a quadrant system was developed - NW, NE, SW, SE from the corner of
Division and Fulton.
Odd numbers for the west and south sides of the streets.
Even numbers for the east and north sides of the streets.
Numbers were assigned to the land, generally three numbers per city lot. The
numbers would usually start with a new hundred at each cross street.
Specifically, numbers increased by two digits for each 13.2 feet on one side of
a street
so that they increased by 800 each mile from Division Avenue or Fulton Street.
Avenues run north and south, streets run east and sest.
From article Photographers for intro and explanation of abbreviations
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