Aerial view of flooded Battle Creek streets downtown, c. 1947

dc.coverage.temporal	Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1947	en_US
dc.identifier.other	LPC-033-023-001	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12782
dc.description	Postcard showing an aerial view of downtown Battle Creek during the flood of 1947. Note the Post Tavern and Central National Bank tower in the center background and the Old Merchants Bank tower in the right background.Battle Creek experienced major flooding in the downtown area in 1887, 1896, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1918, and 1947. By the mid-1950's local leaders worked with the federal government to vacate properties in the flood-prone neighborhood southwest of downtown Battle Creek known as "the bottoms." By 1954 a coalition of local industries and foundations and the federal government was formed to clear housing in the Bottoms. Displaced residents were encouraged to move to the Washington Heights neighborhood. Work began with the Army Core of Engineers on the "Cement River Project" to straighten the Kalamazoo River and channel it so that it no longer could flood the downtown area or displace homeowners. Caption on front: Battle Creek Flood 1947	en_US
dc.format.medium	b&w postcard	en_US
dc.language.iso	En	en_US
dc.subject	Floods	en_US
dc.subject	Aerial views	en_US
dc.subject	Floods, Cyclones	en_US
dc.title	Aerial view of flooded Battle Creek streets downtown, c. 1947	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US