The Cobblestone Streets of Grand Rapids ~ 6/16/23

Built in the mid to late 1800s, these two cobblestone roads are the last two in Grand Rapids. Some repairs/restorations have taken place over the years, but they are still cobblestone 😊

The first street we found was North Avenue.

Not surprisingly, the ride was steep and bumpy 😉

Trowbridge was a short distance away, and was also steep and bumpy.

Only North Avenue has the historic street sign.

Kudos to Grand Rapids for keeping these very cool, historic streets!

After some information from a facebook history fan (thanks, Jim Winslow), we found the last remaining cobblestone alley: first roadway North of Fulton off Lafayette, running East to Prospect Avenue. It was a much rougher and longer drive than the two roads.

Driving out onto Prospect, the drive is brick paved and very steep.

The other alley we were looking for from Hastings to Trowbridge no longer exists.

 The following are three short driving videos from yesterday and today, to be replaced by better quality footage somewhere down the road. Enjoy! 😁

North Avenue

Trowbridge

Alley