Main Street in Bear Lake, Michigan, with parked cars, a corner drug store and three kids on bicycles — a small-town scene labeled circa 1940.
The hand-painted sign on the corner building says “Bear Lake” and advertises good fishing, fine bathing beaches and free camp grounds — a clear pitch to passing motorists. Details like the Coca-Cola sign, the storefront awnings and the mix of cars help place this in the pre-interstate era, when downtowns doubled as the main highway through town.
Do you recognize this corner — or remember when Main Street looked like this?
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