Glance at the Past show

Glance at the Past

Summary: The Grand Rapids Historical Commission Podcast features "A Glance at the Past," a local history radio project. Take a listen to give you a glimpse of Grand Rapids in the past.

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Podcasts:

 The First Bridge | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 131

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present the local history radio project, "Glance at the Past". Today, it's the story of the Bridge Street Bridge, Grand Rapids' first.  

 Richmond Park Pool | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 129

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present "Glance at the Past". Today, the squeaky clean history of the west side's first public pool.  

 Going to the Gym | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 136

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present "Glance at the Past". Today, the ladies get in motion.  

 The Big Ditch | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 137

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present "Glance at the Past". Today, it's a not-so-pretty side of GR's past.  

 Furniture Men | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 159

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present "Glance at the Past". Today meet Grand Rapids' own Furniture Hall of Famers!  

 Water Power | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 125

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present "Glance at the Past". Today we learn of GR's first night of electric light.  

 Schoolhouse Fire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 136

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present "Glance at the Past". Today's episode tells of the disasterous 1849 fire at the 1st School District schoolhouse.  

 Wealthy St. Bridge | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 128

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present Glance at the Past. This week's episode focuses on the FIRST Wealthy Street Bridge.  

 Etta Smith Wilson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 122

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present Glance at the Past. This week's episode tells of Etta Smith Wilson, Grand Rapids' first woman reporter.  

 Prospect Hill | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 129

This week on Glance at the Past, we examine a lost feature of the Grand Rapids landscape. This program is a collaboration between the Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center.  

 Riverboats | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 129

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present "Glance at the Past", a local history radio project. This week's episode tells of twin riverboats that cruised the Grand River at the turn of the century.  

 Logjam | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 142

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present Glance at the Past, a local history radio project. This week's episode tells of a nearly catastrophic logging incident!  

 Mug Book | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 142

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present Glance at the Past, a local history radio project. This week's episode tells of a artifact rescued from the old Grand Rapids Police Department.  

 Streetcars | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 126

"Glance at the Past" is a collaboration between the Community Media Center and the Grand Rapids Historical Commission. Today's episode tells of Grand Rapids as a national leader in streetcar transportation.  

 Streetlights | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 122

Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Community Media Center present Glance at the Past a local history radio project. This week's episode focuses on GR's first streetlights and the city's first official lamplighter Henry Baker.  

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