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Popcorn wagon owned by Wm. Avery. Lost arm in RR accident, in1914-1915. Possibly in the Campus Plaza area across from the old fairgrounds (Civic Center)

A newspaper photo of the race track at the fairgrounds shortly before the Civic Center was built. The Northwestern Michigan Fair moved south of town. In earlier years this was a driving park (for horse and buggies), sulky races, baseball games and…

Horses being displayed at the fairgrounds race track.

Tin Can Tourists

Fire station #1 fighting fire at Fairground stables

Aerial photo of Traverse City looking east toward East Bay

Aerial view of the Grand Traverse County Fair Grounds in Blair Township.

Group in bleachers; possibly at Northwestern Michigan Fair watching harness races.
Front row :(L-R) Jennie Moorman, Nellie Haviland, Virginia Haviland, Betty Haviland, Unk.
2nd row: (in white hat) Fred Weaver
4th row: (L-R) Unk, Doris Paradis,…

Cars and house trailers gathered at the county fair grounds (now the Civic Center) on East Front Street. The tourists would come to the area for "reunion" each year. Text on back of photo in second image

New Buicks on display at the 1915 Traverse City fair.