Bostwick Home/Methodist Church Parsonage

The postcard picture of the Bostwick Home that was located on the NW Corner of Broadway and Charlotte Streets was scanned while visiting the Hammond House in September 2013.  The home was then willed to the Methodist Church who used the home as their parsonage until sometime in the 1950's when it was demolished to build the Sinclair Station. 

Keeton Realty - revised on May 13, 2011

The picture on this postcard would probably been taken in the mid 1970's based on the automobiles in the picture (anyone have an idea of the time frame for the picture?). The buildings that I identify are Keeton Realty (was Trudgeon's Drug Store when I lived in Union City), the local General Telephone central office, and the Methodist Church.

Note - Regarding the building in the picture ...(from the publication titled "Historical Industrial and Social Record of Peerless Union City Michigan" edited, compiled, and published by Tom F. Robinson in March 1903) identifes the corner building as the "Farmers' Bank Block".

Note - Got a comment from a blog viewer suggesting the date of the picture would have been in the 1970's rather than the 1960's based on two of the auto's in the picture.

Methodist Church Parsonage

Methodist Church Parsonage was located on the northwest corner of Charlotte and Broadway.  The parsonage was torn down in the early 1950's to build the Sinclair Station.

A Snowy Winter Day

The picture of downtown Union City in the early 1900's was sent to me by my brother Marty.

Note - Sherry Herdman asked the question ----I'm curious about the 2 story building on the left side of the photo at what looks like the corner of N Broadway & Charlotte St. Do you know anything about it?

Reply --- That was the Methodist Church Parsonage, which was torn down in the early 1950's to make way for the Sinclair Station that stood on the corner until it was torn down to make way for a bank building.  To see a picture of the parsonage, click on the label on the right side of the blog for the "Methodist Church", it is the last of the three pictures for the church.

Methodist Church