Town and City Scenes--Chelsea

Black and white photograph of postcard from circa 1901-1906 of Main Street, looking north in Chelsea, Michigan. The granite stone building on the left is the Chelsea Savings Bank building, built in 1901 in the memory of George Glazier, who died in 1901. The building housed the bank only until 1907, when it was closed due to the financial panic. It is currently the 14th District Courthouse. Note that the Chelsea clock tower has not yet been built.

Black and white photograph from circa 1900-1907 of Main Street, looking south, in Chelsea, Michigan. The building on the right holds the offices of Glazier Stove Company.

Black and white postcard from approximately 1907 of Main Street, looking north to the clock tower in Chelsea, Michigan. The clock tower is part of a warehouse building built by Glazier Stove Company in 1907. The building provided the company with 60,000 square feet of factory and warehouse space, and the clock tower doubled as a water tower. The smokestack is also a part of the Glazier Stove Company complex, which consisted of multiple buildings in the area. The Galzier Stove Company closed in 1908, after which the clock tower and warehouse space was occupied by the Chelsea Stove Company and various companies thereafter.

Black and white postcard from approximately 1915 of photograph from approximately 1906 of the Glazier Stove Company's Welfare Building in Chelsea, Michigan. From the Michigan Historical Marker for the building: "The Welfare Building was constructed in 1906 as a recreation facility for the workers of the Glazier Stove Company. It featured a swimming pool, a billiar hall, a basketball court, a theatre and a reading room. Chelsea native Frank P. Glazier, who was the Michigan state treasurer from 1904 to 1908, founded the stove company in 1891. Because Chelsea, a predominantly rural community, lacked skilled labor, most of hte company's workers commuted weekly via a special train from Detroit. In 1907 Glazier declared bankruptcy. The building was sold to the Lewis Spring Axle Company, which manufactured the short-lived Hollier Eight automobile. Since 1960 the building has housed the Chelsea Standard."

Black and white postcard from approximately 1907 of Main Street in Chelsea, Michigan, looking north from South Street. The granite stone building on the left is the Chelsea Savings Bank building, built in 1901 in the memory of George Glazier, who died in 1901. The building housed the bank only until 1907, when it was closed due to the financial panic. It is currently the 14th District Courthouse.

Black and white postcard from approximately 1907 of an aerial view of Main Street, looking south, in Chelsea, Michigan. The photograph is most likely taken from the Glazier Stove Company clock tower (constructed in 1907). The offices of Glazier Stove Company can be seen on the corner on the right. In the background on the right can be seen the tall steeple of St. Mary's Catholic Church, built in 1869 (torn down due to structural deterioration in 1962).

Black and white postcard from approximately 1909 of Main Street, looking north to the clock tower in Chelsea, Michigan. The granite stone building on the corner on the left is the Chelsea Savings Bank building, built in 1901 in the memory of George Glazier, who died in 1901. The building housed the bank only until 1907, when it was closed due to the financial panic. It is currently the 14th District Courthouse. The clock tower in the background is part of a warehouse building built by Glazier Stove Company in 1907. The building provided the company with 60,000 square feet of factory and warehouse space, and the clock tower doubled as a water tower. The Galzier Stove Company closed in 1908, and the space was occupied by the Chelsea Stove Company, and various companies thereafter.