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Catalog Number
2023.2.13Description
Color slide taken during one of the parades in Holland, MI during the 1946 Tulip Time celebration. This slide shows children in Dutch costume marching along West 8th Street.The Center Theater sign is visible in the background. The Dutch Mill Restaurant sign can also be seen (5 West 8th).
History
From 1926 to 1931 the Strand Theater operated in the building at 9 West 8th Street (city directories). Henry Carley operated both the Strand and the Holland Theater during those years.Carley opened the Center Theater at the location of the Strand, 9 West 8th Street, ca. 1941. The Center Theater remained open through 1954 (city directories).
The Dutch Mill Restaurant began ca. 1938 at 5 West 8th as the Dutch Mill Cafe. At that time there was already a Dutch Mill Restaurant in town, inside the Warm Friend Hotel. By 1945 the Dutch Mill Cafe, still at 5 West 8th, had become the Dutch Mill Restaurant. City directories show that the Dutch Mill Restaurant continued in business up through 1954.