Traffic jam at the same intersection looking west down Pontiac Trail. Man in the foreground is pumping water for his steaming radiator. So many did this the well went dry. Both these views date back to around 1921.
Traffic jam at the same intersection looking west down Pontiac Trail.
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Object ID: 2002-002-200
Collection: Wilkins CornerSubjects: Photo
Flapper waits for her steady to gas up the roadster at Fred Wilkins station
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Object ID: 2002-002-199
Collection: Wilkins CornerSubjects: photographic, print
Flapper waits for her steady to gas up the roadster at Fred Wilkins station, corner of Orchard Lake Road and Pontiac Trail. This view looks south down Orchard Lake Road. Gas Station was originally the blacksmith shop for Indian reservation and later toll house for gravel road (later Orchard Lake Road).
The Meating Place
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Object ID: 2002-002-193
Collection: Businesses, Orchard Lake, Wilkins CornerSubjects: photographic, print
The Meating Place – a popular restaurant and lounge. Re-modeled from the former Wilkins restaurant – a long time family operation in the City of Orchard Lake Village. Located at the intersection of Pontiac Trail and Orchard Lake Roads (Summer 1976).