Lake Orion in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

A Moment in Time c.1915

Downtown Lake Orion

Photographed by Joel Seewald, April 12, 2025

1. A Moment in Time c.1915 Marker

Inscription.
A view of the southeast corner of Flint and Broadway streets as seen around 1915. The white clapboard building on the south end was built around 1850 by Isiah Bradford, Orion's first undertaker. It later became a furniture store as well. Next to it is the Berridge Building (27 S. Broadway) which was built in 1881 and initially housed a drug store. In the 1920s it housed the first bowling alley in Lake Orion. The building with the white awning sold men's furnishings (clothing and haberdashery). The first theater in the village, Lincoln's theater, is shown with a Vaudeville sign. The store on the corner is the Lake Orion Pharmacy, later shown as Van Wagoner's drug store.

Life in 1915
• Tuxedo suit $10
• Game of Bowling $.20
• Movie ticket $.10-$.15

Erected 2022 by Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority and Orion Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 42° 47.072′ N, 83° 14.38′ W. Marker is in Lake Orion, Michigan, in Oakland County. It is at the intersection of South Broadway Street and Flint Street, on the left when traveling south on South Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 South Broadway Street, Lake Orion MI 48362, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Moment in Time c.1930s (within shouting distance of this marker); A Moment in Time c.1939 (within shouting distance of this marker); A Moment in Time c.1911 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named A Moment in Time c.1939 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lake Orion Methodist Church (about 400 feet away); The Trains of Lake Orion (about 500 feet away); An Amusement Park in Lake Orion? Yes It's True! (about 600 feet away); The Boats of Lake Orion (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Orion.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, April 12, 2025

2. A Moment in Time c.1915 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2025, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2025, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.