Neighborhood focus. Vine

Author

Sharon R Ferraro

Call Number

• DVD 977.418 N (CEN)

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Publication Information

Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo Public Library, c2009.

Physical Description

2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Storied past (May 7, 2009): One of Kalamazoo's first lady doctors, a house that moved - twice, little farms, carriage barns, rich people, insane asylum attendants, a cemetery, a fairground, a pie factory and a bomb shelter - all in the Vine Neighborhood. Neighborhood historian Sharon Ferraro will lead you through the human stories that make up Kalamazoo's oldest neighborhood.

Rose Place Historic District streetscape enhancement project : April-June 2003 (May 26, 2009): Nestled in the Vine Neighborhood is a little gem known as Rose Place Historic District. Local resident Julie DeLuca, owner of Rose Place Project LLC, will share how a small group of dedicated, impassioned Rose Place property owners collaborated with the City of Kalamazoo and several other community entities to envision, design and implement ?an enhanced urban living environment?.

The architecture of Vine : a neighborhood full of surprises (May 11, 2009): Kalamazoo?s Vine neighborhood boasts a rich history, as well as a variety of architectural styles. Join local historian Lynn Houghton, author of Kalamazoo Lost and Found and leader of the Gazelle Historic Hikes as she discusses many of the structures and their styles that help make this area unique.

Notes

Videodisc releases of the programs which took place at Kalamazoo Public Library in May 2009.

Contents

• Disc one. Storied past
• Disc two. Rose Place historic district streetscape enhancement project : April-June 2003; The architecture of Vine : a neighborhood full of surprises.