A look at downtown Grand Rapids’ premiere historic high-rise

Since its founding as Wonderly Building in 1914, the historic McKay Building has experienced several moments of concern, like the city in which it is located - a history of the past and an unforgettable moment high Please rate.

Construction owner Joel Guild built the first house in Grand Rapids at McKay Tower. Be the center of activities

The first township election took place at the house of Joel Guild built in the place that McKay Tower occupied today.

The first white marriage in the Grand Rapids area was the eldest daughter of the construction owner Joel Guild, Harriet Guild, Barney Barton.

The National City Bank opened that door, became the second bank in the city, and became one of the leading banks in the western part of Michigan.

My self-made millionaires, Frank D. McKay, bought a skyscraper from the National Bank of Grand Rapids and soon named the building itself.

The owner of the building Frank McKay will move a 145,000 square foot building to the University of Michigan after his death.

According to the legend of the city, McCuta may be a place where a high-profile murder conspiracy hatches.

The roof of McKay Tower is the site of the Minnesota University Recreation Restocking Program.

Amway Grand Tower Plaza was completed and removed the 227 feet Mackay Tower from the tallest building between Detroit and Chicago.

This building was purchased by Mark Roller, developer of Spring Roller and managed by Fusion Properties of Grand Rapids.

The owner Steadfast Property Holdings announced the intention to completely refurbish the building inside and outside, made a residential apartment on the top floor and a ballroom in McKay on the second floor of the banking space.

This is a human experience that KCAD, Otani State University (GVSU), and downtown of Grand Rapids are interested in creating Window Wonderland 2013. Red yew - in December. In this competition, we will combine the student team and merchants of Grand Rapids City Center to decorate the windows for the holidays. The general public is encouraged to choose the best design at the voting site participating in the company. It also gives voters the opportunity to earn merchant's awards. KCAD's Katie Wright, Jericho Castillo, and Nick Tisch received the Birch award for the Lee's shop-front award of 1,000 dollars.

In the summer of 2009, Rick DeVos introduced a bold new idea to Grand Rapids. He gathers art competitions open to anyone in the center of Grand Rapids and provides "the world's largest art award based only on public votes" (artprize.org/history/story). Eight years later, ArtPrize was active and prosperous, and its organizers diligently expanded the range of materials being exhibited.

Last week, the Grand Rapids Public Museum High School stands out from the other 700 applicants and became one of the ten schools in the country. The grant goes directly for the renovation of the Grand Rapids Public School and technical updates, 54 Jefferson SE, the building of the former public museum, and the school building of the future Grand Rapids Public Museum high school, and school teachers . The Grand Rapids Public Museum Junior High School is currently located in the main place of the Grand Rapids Public Museum in the center of Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids has long been one of the largest cities in the USA but there was no university but nearby Grand Canyon Province (now the third largest school in Michigan) - gradually campus in Grand Rapids city center We are constructing. The situation has gradually changed. Thanks to the central location of Founders Brewing Co., Stella's Lounge, Brewery Vivant, these students have more reasons to stick to the GR when graduating. ArtPrize is an annual art event that took over the city every few weeks since 2009, but as its downtown area and the core community steadily evolved into a more exciting area, the energy built by Grand Rapids It increased over several decades. Ground it. It is also within 45 minutes from the beach at Lake Michigan. - Bison Messink, deputy editor, thrill list