Cars line the street outside the Mowry Hotel and Restaurant in Atlanta, Michigan, in a photo often dated to about 1939.
Look close and you’ll spot a “cocktail bar” sign in the window and a liquor sign out front — a hint that downtown Atlanta catered to travelers and locals alike as car traffic filled the curb. Next door, the stone-front “Groceries and Meats” shop shows how tightly packed Main Street businesses once were.
More Atlanta history (and where this image appears) is here: History of Atlanta, Michigan (1900–1950).
Do you remember the Mowry, or know what came after it at this spot?
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