Similar to Chuck E. Cheese, '90s kids will remember celebrating birthdays at DZ Discovery Zone. A Hobby Lobby now resides at the former location on S. Westnedge in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
I was one of those lucky kids. My childhood was fun. Since this was Chicago, the Lake (Michigan) was downtown. And we had two amusement parks, one in the heart of the city (the legendary Riverview, on the northwest side) and Kiddieland was just to the west, in Melrose Park.
The history of streetcar service in Kalamazoo began in 1885, first with horse drawn streetcars and then the city electrified the service in 1893 until 1932.
A member of Vanished Kalamazoo posted audio from WKMI, from September 1964, It features disc jockey Paul Christy, and has commercials from long-gone businesses
A wonderful photograph from Kalamazoo's past will evoke memories for many of a certain age, but the associated Facebook post may make you laugh, with a wonderful tall tale.