Value City Furniture Michigan

866 CRESTWOOD LN, Traverse City, MI – $64900

Grand Rapids Furniture: The Story of America’s Furniture City $27.60 Grand Rapids Furniture: The Story of America’s Furniture City is the first major history to be published about the place that once crowned itself “The Paris of Furniture Design.” Over 200 photos illustrate the lively text by Christian G. Carron, curator of one of the nation’s largest furniture collections. The story begins in the 1830′s with the region’s first cabinetmakers, and covers designs fro…

Grand Rapids: Furniture City (Images of America: Michigan) $13.16 William Haldane opened a cabinet shop in 1836, 14 years before Grand Rapids incorporated. Other furniture companies followed: Berkey and Gay, Widdicomb, Sligh, Hekman, and Phoenix were among those taking advantage of the Grand River for transportation and power, the area’s abundant hardwood supply, and a growing immigrant labor pool. The furniture soon attracted national attention. In 1876, the Ph…