Kalamazoo History

Willie and Lucile made history and started a trend as they were the first black-owned and operated business in Kalamazoo, serving the Northside Neighborhood.

Built in 1867 the iconic italian villa in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan once owned by Isaac Brown is listed for sale at $1.12 million.

Most Michiganders know Kalamazoo, Michigan as "Celery City" or "Mall City", but what about its lesser known monikers like "Windmill City"? Here are 5 nicknames for Kalamazoo.

Be Mo Potato Chips were made out of Kalamazoo and IN 1984, The Kalamazoo Gazette announced that they were unfortunately forced to file bankruptcy

You can go all the way back almost 200 years and see our full concert history

Hamburger joints back in the 60s on Westnedge Ave in Kalamazoo and Portage. McDonald's, Burger Chef (not Burger King, and who remembers Henry's Hamburgers?

As my son and I were poking around in the back of the building at work, we found a room that looked a like a small bathroom, just a toilet and a sink that probably hadn't seen any water in at least half a century, probably more. And there was a medicine cabinet.

What many people may not know about the Kalamazoo/Portage area is the fact that we were on our way to becoming the Mall capital of Michigan. During the 80’s Kalamazoo had a minimum of 4 malls. Today, there is only one. Is the Crossroads Mall going to be the exception, or will it too join these abandoned and demolished malls of Kalamazoo’s past?

Is there a Kalamazoo music curse? In addition to Bobby Hatfield and tenor Richard Tucker actually dying in Kalamazoo, The King of Rock and Roll,, Elvis Presley, and Stevie Ray Vaughan died soon after performing in Kalamazoo, Vaughan just two days later.

This final week of 2021 saw the BO Interlocking Railroad Control Tower 1 razed.