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I’ve lived in California for over ten years now (hard to believe) and I still get a kick out of spotting a Steelcase truck out here.  

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I believe it's one of the largest butterfly blooms in the country. The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha opened a butterfly exhibit in one of their zoo renovations 3 or 4 years ago, but it's only 1/3 to 1/2

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The Wealthy Market has started to carry a selection of groceries.

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GRDadof3 Ecumenopolis

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I'm also curious about your traffic here in the GR forum... everytime I visit there are over 10 members reading as Rizzo already pointed out. Do you all have an ad running in the local paper. Or where is it that you've put a link to the site? Just curious because I'd like to draw more traffic to the Tallahassee forum as well.

I'm sure you guys will all be shocked, but I've been studying this :P I'll shoot you a PM TaureanJ :thumbsup:

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I'm sure you guys will all be shocked, but I've been studying this :P I'll shoot you a PM TaureanJ :thumbsup:

OH what a Great PM it was!!! :D Thanks very much friend(s)! I've tested a few projects on Google and made some changes. I'd forgotten the power of Google. I forgot how well it worked for me when we first started the Tallahassee forum. Thanks again everyone.

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Nope, I remembered! :thumbsup: Did you know that a sony memory stick can survive going through the laundry? Well, they can. Whew! :blush:

hahaha, that's great to know.

Just like last Friday, the roads were VERY quiet this morning. No messages on the machine even (you'd be surprised at the time of night people decide they need to call their insurance agent). It's gonna be sloooow today.

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Nope, I remembered! :thumbsup: Did you know that a sony memory stick can survive going through the laundry? Well, they can. Whew! :blush:

That is nice to know! I have a SONY too.

Man, I almost think sitting out here for my morning coffee would be worth the almost $500k price tag:

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That is a nice view. It should make picture of the day.

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Division and Fulton is the numerical center of Grand Rapids (addresses start at 0 SE, NE, SW, NW) and eminate out from there. South Division used to be quite a bustling entertainment district back in the streetcar days, with many theatres and such. It then fell out of favor and became the local "skid row" for many years, and was known for only prostitutes and bums. It actually is undergoing a big revitalization with artists lofts, specialty retailers, art galleries, etc.. You should have seen it just a few years ago.

It's now part of the Nationally Registered Heartside Historic District:

http://www.heartsidemainstreet.org/about.php

I hope I got that right. Others can feel free to correct my info if not :)

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Daddy:

Good start.....

Division received her name because she was the line between Section 11 & 12. You see this today as many east/west streets do not line up as they cross Division. The two sections were developed by two very different developers.

Division was not only an entertainment district; it was a central business district. Division was used as a major north/south route for trade & commerce. When 131 was built through the city, a negative result was loss of traffic on Division, thus reducing the amount of customers & forcing once vibrant businesses to close or move. In our City's effort to compete with the suburbs and the malls, they decided that by constructing highways thru the heart of the city, razing buildings for parking lots, zoning out mixed use, and closing up transparent storefronts would help, when it actually hurt. A common theme in many cities.

Heartside has been listed as historic district since 1982:

"The Heartside Historic District is significant in the history of Grand Rapids' commercial development as the historical center of the city's large wholesale trade. The district is also notable in architectural terms for possessing one of the largest and finest concentrations of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century industrial and commercial warehouse/wholesale structures in Michigan. In addition, many individual buildings within the district are important architectural landmarks in the Grand Rapids context." -NR; NPS

-GridGirl

"I'm either on the Grid or off in Nature, there is no in-between."

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Well thank you both for that interesting little tid-bit. My friends call that area Mehico (Sounds like Mexico) because they say so many people in the area can't drive, and there is a strong ethnic population in that area.

I'm going to post the pictures I took of GR soon. Where should I post them?

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Happy New Year everyone! I've been a "lurker" here for a while, and immensely enjoy reading the forum. My New Year's resolution is to start posting. All of you provide excellent information (as well as entertainment!), you have a great forum!

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