That cool bed is still at the museum downtown. I grew up one the westside near all these factories. Most were abandoned back then in the 80s, now it’s all brewery’s and overpriced apartments for the yuppies. The history is all gone, so is the romance from all the nostalgia.
Was janitor in some of the well known ones when i was a kid, Baker., Kendal ect, even back then was kinda interesting big old buildings, wood floors, dim lighting , fancy furniture, and didnt have to worry about alarm boundaries & sensors, alarm keypads , just unlocked door n wandered about emptying trash cans & sweeping floor
Grand Rapids reinvented itself several times after this film was made. Unlike some of Michigan cities where the decline of the Automotive industry left them in unrecoverable shambles, Grand Rapids developed a diversified economic base of the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others. Grand Rapids has now growth into the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids metropolitan area has a population of 1,087,592. It is one of the finest medium sized cities in United States.
@@HeIsRisen77777 Grasp the concept of "metropolitan area." "A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing." The Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in western Michigan, anchored by the cities of Grand Rapids and Wyoming. The Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,087,592 in 2018.
The people moving to the area now know GR as "beer city", most have no knowledge of our manufacturing history, and the old buildings that where once furniture factories are now breweries.
I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, and knew it first as beer city. I remember when they started promoting the name and the businesses, and now that I am of drinking age I enjoy the craft of beer. Personally, I would love to see us embrace a biking and pedestrian culture like that of the Netherlands to begin to appreciate our dutch heritage as an area. Culture is culture, and it changes. I have been learning woodworking with my father this past year, and we hope to sell furniture in the summer. He does it because he loves it, I do it because I find it to be a historically beautiful way to spend time with my dad. I hope we can be furniture city again someday, but I do enjoy a good brew.
I worked at kindel as a sander before it burned down.. And it was like stepping back in time working there.. It had ancient wood floors and saw dust everywhere. I was only there a short time but every day I thought how hasnt this place burned down. Because it was a literal powder keg. I don't live far from where the Jefferson & Garden location use to stand. And it was sad seeing that historic building going down.
@@randallwhite536 trees are a crop. A renewable product. It gave me and my family a living. Trees are for the use for mankind and not worship. Trees provide honest people honest labor
"STEELCASE",, wait a minute, that damn company that donated a few Million to support GVSU; well,, i don't know but a "pop" designer is a top priority radio dj performer ,,
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That cool bed is still at the museum downtown. I grew up one the westside near all these factories. Most were abandoned back then in the 80s, now it’s all brewery’s and overpriced apartments for the yuppies. The history is all gone, so is the romance from all the nostalgia.
Was janitor in some of the well known ones when i was a kid, Baker., Kendal ect, even back then was kinda interesting big old buildings, wood floors, dim lighting , fancy furniture, and didnt have to worry about alarm boundaries & sensors, alarm keypads , just unlocked door n wandered about emptying trash cans & sweeping floor
No.one.cares.😺
@@mickeybitsko1676 Millions would love to live in a world where no security systems were needed. Sorry you're not one of them.
@@charlesrobert6211 my friend, if you all would vote the key rect way in November we will git back to dat world,…dig?😺
Grand Rapids reinvented itself several times after this film was made. Unlike some of Michigan cities where the decline of the Automotive industry left them in unrecoverable shambles, Grand Rapids developed a diversified economic base of the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others. Grand Rapids has now growth into the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids metropolitan area has a population of 1,087,592. It is one of the finest medium sized cities in United States.
@@HeIsRisen77777 Grasp the concept of "metropolitan area." "A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing." The Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in western Michigan, anchored by the cities of Grand Rapids and Wyoming. The Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,087,592 in 2018.
@@HeIsRisen77777 I don't do research for the low information individual that seems incapable of reading.
The people moving to the area now know GR as "beer city", most have no knowledge of our manufacturing history, and the old buildings that where once furniture factories are now breweries.
beer is big time here in green bay wi
Which ones?
I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, and knew it first as beer city. I remember when they started promoting the name and the businesses, and now that I am of drinking age I enjoy the craft of beer. Personally, I would love to see us embrace a biking and pedestrian culture like that of the Netherlands to begin to appreciate our dutch heritage as an area.
Culture is culture, and it changes. I have been learning woodworking with my father this past year, and we hope to sell furniture in the summer. He does it because he loves it, I do it because I find it to be a historically beautiful way to spend time with my dad. I hope we can be furniture city again someday, but I do enjoy a good brew.
During the CB radio heyday the nickname was still "furniture city"!
I worked at kindel as a sander before it burned down.. And it was like stepping back in time working there.. It had ancient wood floors and saw dust everywhere. I was only there a short time but every day I thought how hasnt this place burned down. Because it was a literal powder keg. I don't live far from where the Jefferson & Garden location use to stand. And it was sad seeing that historic building going down.
Breathing mask is a must for that kind of work I couldn't imagine what the long term effects were for these workers
10:40 breathe it all in
Cool historical video, what happened to destroy this industry?
Price of labor, most moved out starting in the 60s.
@@samiam5557 Most to North Carolina, I believe.
Cheap labor, first North Carolina, then China.
They cut all the fucking trees down!
@@randallwhite536 trees are a crop. A renewable product. It gave me and my family a living.
Trees are for the use for mankind and not worship. Trees provide honest people honest labor
I bet a lot of those guys had hearing problems by retirement age in the 1970-1990’s. All that machinery with no ear protection
The old Museum was 200% better than that blaspheme on the Riverbank. FOR Shame!
"STEELCASE",, wait a minute, that damn company that donated a few Million to support GVSU; well,, i don't know but a "pop" designer is a top priority radio dj performer ,,
I thought it was a soda jerk.
A bygone era, except office furniture mostly.