This stamp is in front of the awfully-named Venue at East Town, the development that was dropped in from space to replace a row of early 20th century buildings on the south side of East Michigan Avenue between Clemens and Fairview. This block forms a good part of my early memories of living in Lansing, not just because I spent a lot of time waiting at the bus stop there. It was formerly home to Emil’s, which until its closure was the oldest restaurant in Lansing, and hosted a fair few of my birthday dinners with my parents. Various other shops on the block came and went over the years. The one I probably spent the most time in was Capital City Comics and Books.

This stamp from Clark Foundation Co. is undated, though the whole stretch of sidewalk was newly laid as part of constructing The Venue, so it must date from 2017. Interestingly, a Clark stamp further east – in front of another Gillespie development – includes a date. Clark is based in Delta Township and was founded in 1955. According to their Web site, they “specialize in residential and commercial excavating, quality poured walls and flatwork.”