Description:
Color postcard showing a photo of West Main Street (now West Michigan Avenue), c. 1920. Interurbans were electric light railroads which connected all of the major cities in Michigan from the 1890's into the 1930's when they were phased out due to increased use of automobiles. In the countryside the electric cars were powered by a third rail system and in the cities generally by overhead electric wires.
Caption on back: 4. WEST MAIN STREET, BATTLE CREEK, MICH.