GRAND RAPIDS SOUVENIR PLATE made for WURZBURG DRY GOODS COMPANY - VERNON KILNS

Description

VINTAGE SOUVENIR PLATE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - PRINTED ON THE BACK:
"YOUR STORE GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN - THE GATEWAY TO THE PLAYGROUND OF A NATION - MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR WURZBURG DRY GOODS COMPANY BY VERNON KILNS U.S.A."
THE WURZBURG DRY GOODS COMPANY STORE WAS ESTABLISHED ca 1872.  A PRECURSER TO THE WURZBURG'S DEPARTMENT STORE IN GRAND RAPIDS 1911 WHICH HAD 10 FLOORS.
(WITH LIKENESS OF THE WURZBURG DRY GOODS COMPANY STORE AT CENTER)
NINE HISTORICAL BUILDINGS / SITES: TOP - RIGHT - BOTTOM - LEFT - CENTER
1. GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM
2. THE ART GALLERY
3. MICHIGAN SOLDIERS' HOME
4. FOUNTAIN ST. BAPTIST CHURCH
5. PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL AIRPORT
In 1937, PCA's main route was from
Milwaukee
to
Washington, D.C.
, with stops in
Muskegon
,
Grand Rapids
,
Lansing
,
Detroit
,
Cleveland
,
Akron
and
Pittsburgh
. (FROM WIKIPEDIA)
6. GRAND RAPIDS FURNITURE MUSEUM
7. HEKMAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY, CALVIN COLLEGE
8. THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM
9. UNIVERSITY OF GRAND RAPIDS
BROWN ON WHITE IN DETAIL WITH FLOWER TRIM
MEASURES 10-1/2"
ON THE BACK EDGE A SURFACE GLAZE CHIP (PHOTO 10 LOWER R-FACING EDGE / PHOTO 12 CLOSE UP)
VERY NICE VINTAGE COLLECTOR PLATE
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING