The History & Mystery of Three Rivers

Wood Street north of East Michigan Avenue to Hoffman Street – – –

The 1968 City Directory includes many people and businesses in a few short blocks. Starting with #301, Mrs. M. Willis Wilson and Jessie Worden; #323 sometimes was used by the school board as a storage building, sometimes Day Center or Special Education Building or for GED classes

#408 Terrance Fitch (emp. Johnson Corp) wife Brenda; #420 James Dehaan (partner TR Commercial) wife Kathleen, ch: Marty, Roger, Marlene; #421 Ray Malotte, retired; #501 Roy Speece (emp. Kazoo Spring Co.) wife Vivian ch: Dennis, Larry; #510 Leona Dunlap (emp. TR Hospital); #511 John Carroll (sales Clean Towel Service), wife Marvelle (emp. Gibson Inc.); #512 Eva Thompson, retired; #600 Joan Burkett, ch: Modeta, David; # 601 Ruth’s Beauty Porch (owner Ruth Lasco), husband Tracy (emp TR Hosp);. #609 Elsie Stuck retired; #615 Evelyn Tomlinson (cook Fairview Hosp.); #701 Walter and Pauline Outlaw, retired; #705 Harlin and Erma Welburn, retired; #804 Clayton and Rose Slentz, retired;

#805 in 1968 The Johnson Corporation; the R.O. Monroe Family, William and Thomas, plus team of Ralph Gotschall, Donald Calkins, John Wagner, H. Dee Spencer, Charles Kline. Today we thank Bruce Monroe family for their gift of the saved and renovated Riviera Theater. #807 JOCO Center another treasure. As of 2005 it is Kadant Johnson LLC #819 St. Joseph Valley Ice, William Carl Marietti owner and Marietti Distributing Inc. Michael (Marian) Marietti owner, Michael (Mary) Marietti sales. 1959 819 Wood St. was home to Titta Distributors (Mrs. Adele, widow of Battista). The Marietta and Titta familys also had grocery stores in downtown Three Rivers.

#1000 Arthur Anderson, Lillian Fuller; #1001 Redi-Mix Inc, Frank Adduci, President, Richard Haggerty, Asst. Manger; Florence Adduci. Secretary; 1985 Consumer’s Sand & Gravel, Tom Thomas pres. concrete products and blocks; 1968 #1002 Arthur and Mildred Holzhaus, retired, #1100 Vacant. #1119 Stephenson Concrete.

Next time: Washington Street, Barrows School, Henry Parkins Barrows, and Jefferson Street.

Submitted by Anna Smith, a Three Rivers history and mystery lover.