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The Ladies' Library Association of Kalamazoo (LLA) is a woman's club in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Officially incorporated in 1852 [1] it was the first women's club organized in Michigan and the third organized in the United States. [2] Its purpose was to promote the cause of equal education for women. [3]
The Ladies Library Association Building in Kalamazoo, Michigan was the first building erected as a women's club in the United States. [2] It was also the country's first structure owned by a women's organization. [3] It was built in 1879 by funds raised by the Ladies' Library Association of Kalamazoo (LLA). [4]
The Kalamazoo Public Library is an independent district library in Kalamazoo, Michigan, that serves about 120,000 people, has a salaried staff of 90, and spends about $10 million annually. The library consists of the central branch downtown, and four branch libraries.
Kalamazoo serves as the hub and largest city in Amtrak's only high-speed corridor outside the Northeast, with 110-mile-per-hour (177 km/h) service between Porter, Indiana and Albion, Michigan. [124] Kalamazoo also has a freight service provided by Grand Elk Railroad running north to Grand Rapids, Michigan and south to Elkhart, Indiana. The line ...
Texas Corners Brewing Company – Kalamazoo; The 707 Winery and Brewery – Caledonia; The Distant Whistle Brewhouse – Vicksburg; The Filling Station Microbrewery [115] – Traverse City; The Highway Brewing Co. – West Branch; The Livery – Benton Harbor; The Maple Grille Restaurant and Microbrewery - Hemlock
Bell's Brewery, Inc. [3] is an American craft brewing company [4] operating out of Comstock and Kalamazoo, Michigan. It consists of a brewpub and a store that sells merchandise and homebrewing supplies at its Kalamazoo location. Bell's was initially a homebrewing store in 1983, and began producing beer in 1985.
South wing of Maple Hill Mall, 2004. Maple Hill Mall opened in 1971 on West Main Street on the northwestern side of Kalamazoo.Originally anchoring the mall were Montgomery Ward, as well as three local department stores: Grand Rapids-based Steketee's and Wurzburg's, and Kalamazoo-based Gilmore Brothers.
Wings Event Center (formerly Wings Stadium) is a 5,113-seat multi-purpose arena located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The arena, opened in 1974, is home to the Kalamazoo Wings, an ice hockey team in the ECHL. The stadium changed the name to the Wings Event Center on March 25, 2015 to market the arena's other hosting capabilities to companies and ...