Does anyone have any information on the apartments connected to Planet Venus salon on Cherry st? It has to be about 965 Cherry SE or so. I beleive they're called Boulevard House.. anyone?
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, Apr 18 2005 09:53 AM
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Posted 19 April 2005 - 06:55 AM
Sorry twoshort. I know of the building you speak about (I love that building), but I know nothing about it other than it has quite an active retail scene going on.
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Posted 19 April 2005 - 07:24 AM
joeDowntown, on Apr 19 2005, 08:55 AM, said:
Sorry twoshort. I know of the building you speak about (I love that building), but I know nothing about it other than it has quite an active retail scene going on.
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The other day I saw a woman leave the apartments and unlock the door to the salon.. so I assume she's the owner of the salon and lives in the aparments too, I guess I could ask someone from the salon..
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Posted 19 April 2005 - 09:16 AM
The story, as I heard it, is that it used to be a house of ill repute. The old train line used to pull in there on its way to the amusement park at Reeds Lake. Gentlemen looking a different sort of amusement would stop there on the way.
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Posted 19 April 2005 - 10:07 AM
I used to know the salon owner, I still do but I rarely see her these days. A while back the owner of the building and all of the tenants threw a huge party - it is a really nice place. Whoever did the work there did an amazing job.
I think I am thinking of the same building.
I think I am thinking of the same building.
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Posted 19 April 2005 - 12:58 PM
superNOVA, on Apr 19 2005, 12:07 PM, said:
I used to know the salon owner, I still do but I rarely see her these days. A while back the owner of the building and all of the tenants threw a huge party - it is a really nice place. Whoever did the work there did an amazing job.
I think I am thinking of the same building.
I think I am thinking of the same building.
Maybe I'll drive by tonight and get the address so I can find out who the owner is...
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Posted 25 April 2005 - 12:34 PM
I have done research on Uptown GRs historic landmarks:
Boulevard House
Built: 1870, by Adeline Carroll and Samuel Edie
The land on which the building sits was owned by Julius Abel, the first practicing attorney in Grand Rapids (Abel predates even Calkins of Calkins law office fame who came to the city two years later). It was known as the halfway house because it is halfway between Reed’s Lake and downtown Grand Rapids. The tavern flourished for about 20 years before being shut down in 1890 because its specialization as host to cock fights, dog fights, prize fights, political caucuses, and hard liquor “aroused public sentiment.” Because the roadhouses like the Boulevard had become embarrassing reminders of the frontier days, the city dealt with the problems by annexing outlying areas where they were located. Thus, in 1891, the city limits extended to Fuller Avenue. When the Carrolls, the tavern’s owners applied for a liquor license in 1892 they were denied, and they traded the property for 600 acres in Florida.
Two other roadhouses on the same block were also forced to shut down: the Rochester Inn on the south side of Cherry, and Nathan Meeker’s roadhouse on Lake and Diamond.
Boulevard House
Built: 1870, by Adeline Carroll and Samuel Edie
The land on which the building sits was owned by Julius Abel, the first practicing attorney in Grand Rapids (Abel predates even Calkins of Calkins law office fame who came to the city two years later). It was known as the halfway house because it is halfway between Reed’s Lake and downtown Grand Rapids. The tavern flourished for about 20 years before being shut down in 1890 because its specialization as host to cock fights, dog fights, prize fights, political caucuses, and hard liquor “aroused public sentiment.” Because the roadhouses like the Boulevard had become embarrassing reminders of the frontier days, the city dealt with the problems by annexing outlying areas where they were located. Thus, in 1891, the city limits extended to Fuller Avenue. When the Carrolls, the tavern’s owners applied for a liquor license in 1892 they were denied, and they traded the property for 600 acres in Florida.
Two other roadhouses on the same block were also forced to shut down: the Rochester Inn on the south side of Cherry, and Nathan Meeker’s roadhouse on Lake and Diamond.
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Posted 25 April 2005 - 05:47 PM
okoranjes, on Apr 25 2005, 02:34 PM, said:
I have done research on Uptown GRs historic landmarks:
okoranjes,
Great job and welcome!
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Boulevard House
Built: 1870, by Adeline Carroll and Samuel Edie
The land on which the building sits was owned by Julius Abel, the first practicing attorney in Grand Rapids (Abel predates even Calkins of Calkins law office fame who came to the city two years later). It was known as the halfway house because it is halfway between Reed’s Lake and downtown Grand Rapids. The tavern flourished for about 20 years before being shut down in 1890 because its specialization as host to cock fights, dog fights, prize fights, political caucuses, and hard liquor “aroused public sentiment.” Because the roadhouses like the Boulevard had become embarrassing reminders of the frontier days, the city dealt with the problems by annexing outlying areas where they were located. Thus, in 1891, the city limits extended to Fuller Avenue. When the Carrolls, the tavern’s owners applied for a liquor license in 1892 they were denied, and they traded the property for 600 acres in Florida.
Two other roadhouses on the same block were also forced to shut down: the Rochester Inn on the south side of Cherry, and Nathan Meeker’s roadhouse on Lake and Diamond.
okoranjes,
Great job and welcome!
Joe
Boulevard House
Built: 1870, by Adeline Carroll and Samuel Edie
The land on which the building sits was owned by Julius Abel, the first practicing attorney in Grand Rapids (Abel predates even Calkins of Calkins law office fame who came to the city two years later). It was known as the halfway house because it is halfway between Reed’s Lake and downtown Grand Rapids. The tavern flourished for about 20 years before being shut down in 1890 because its specialization as host to cock fights, dog fights, prize fights, political caucuses, and hard liquor “aroused public sentiment.” Because the roadhouses like the Boulevard had become embarrassing reminders of the frontier days, the city dealt with the problems by annexing outlying areas where they were located. Thus, in 1891, the city limits extended to Fuller Avenue. When the Carrolls, the tavern’s owners applied for a liquor license in 1892 they were denied, and they traded the property for 600 acres in Florida.
Two other roadhouses on the same block were also forced to shut down: the Rochester Inn on the south side of Cherry, and Nathan Meeker’s roadhouse on Lake and Diamond.
