photograph
Catalog Number
2017.48.2Date of Origin
unknownMaterials
paperDimensions
10 in.Description
Black and white photograph of the Windmill Service Station and Grocery in Park Township. The 1960 city directory lists Junior H. and Vivian Terpstra as living in the rear of the building at 1646 W. 32nd Street. The business was located on the north west corner of 32nd Street and 160th Avenue in Park Township, Holland.History
The Windmill Gas Station was located on the northwest corner of South 160th and 32nd Street in Park Township. 32nd Street is the dividing line between Park and Allegan County, 160th becomes 64th once Allegan County begins.It was established in 1926 by William C. and Vaudie Vandenberg. The two brothers owned Vandenberg Brothers Oil Company.
The gas station was demolished in 2000. Over the years, numerous car accidents occurred at the location, usually when vehicles heading north on 64th Street failed to stop at the 32nd Street intersection. A vehicle in 1999 went through the store’s front window.