User:Nbierma/Grand Rapids Showcase Company Factory

Coordinates: 42°59′13″N 85°40′12″W / 42.987043°N 85.670124°W / 42.987043; -85.670124
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Grand Rapids Showcase Company Factory

The Grand Rapids Showcase Company factory is a historic factory located at 1340 Monroe Ave. NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The factory was built in 1919 by the Grand Rapids Showcase Co.[1] The company merged with a competitor in 1926 to form the Grand Rapids Store Equipment Co., which added additional buildings to the facility before going out of business in 1955.[1] The factory was purchased in 1979 by Display Pack, which operated there until 2015, when it sold the building to Franklin Partners for potential redevelopment.[2] In 2023, Franklin Partners announced it would demolish the building and replace it with two new apartment buildings.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Harger, Jim (April 15, 2018). "Historic factory near downtown for sale". Grand Rapids Press, p. A20.
  2. ^ "Display Pack announces move to Cedar Springs, MI" (February 23, 2015). Packaging World. Archived from the original.
  3. ^ Carlson, Kate (May 4, 2023). "Developer plans 526 apartments at massive Grand Rapids factory redevelopment". Crain's Grand Rapids Business.

Further reading[edit]

  • Smith, Sydney (April 8, 2019). "Developers seek tax credits to transform Grand Rapids industrial building". MiBiz. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020.
  • "Local Industries Plan New Plants On Large Scale". Grand Rapids Press. July 25, 1919. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
  • "Grand Rapids Showcase Co". Furniture City History. Grand Rapids Historical Commission. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

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