Stuart Neighborhood [Elm Street and Kalamazoo Avenue]
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N 42° 17.667 W 085° 35.675
16T E 615856 N 4683425
Located on the northwest corner of Elm Street and Kalamazoo (as you probably already guessed). This is one of three markers dedicated to the Stuart Neighborhood. There is also a marker for the Stuart House. Parking is available.
Waymark Code: WM1FW5
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2007
Views: 30
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.
Parking nearby?: yes
D/T ratings: 
website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #0565
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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