Stuart in Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Stuart Neighborhood
Photographed By Nessa Chan, January 1, 2009
1. Stuart Neighborhood Marker
Inscription.
Stuart Neighborhood. . Wealthy merchants and businessmen, seeking an escape from the hurried life of downtown living, built this prosperous neighborhood in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Movement to the suburbs gained in popularity after the 1850s, but lack of transportation hindered rapid development. The early suburbanites were mostly well-to-do and could afford to be a few minutes late to work if their buggies got stuck in the mud or snow. With the installation of horse-drawn trolleys in the 1880s, the middle class began to move here.
Wealthy merchants and businessmen, seeking an escape from the hurried life of downtown living, built this prosperous neighborhood in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Movement to the suburbs gained in popularity after the 1850s, but lack of transportation hindered rapid development. The early suburbanites were mostly well-to-do and could afford to be a few minutes late to work if their buggies got stuck in the mud or snow. With the installation of horse-drawn trolleys in the 1880s, the middle class began to move here.
Erected 1978 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L565c.)
Location. 42° 17.666′ N, 85° 35.672′ W. Marker is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. It is in Stuart. Marker is at the intersection of West Kalamazoo Avenue (State Highway 43) and Elm Street, on the right when traveling west on West Kalamazoo Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 802 W Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo MI 49007, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. French-Allen House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Stuart House
The marker is seen here looking west on Kalamazoo.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2013. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on April 3, 2013. 2. submitted on February 2, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
