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Clifford St., Henry Davis, illegible date

This Henry Davis stamp is on the east side of Clifford Street, just north of the corner of Marcus. The important part of the date is unfortunately very marred. I would guess it is 1955, the same as the other two Henry Davis stamps I have featured.

This spot is across the street from Hunter Park, which interrupts the east-west street grid. Marcus and Elizabeth (and Fuller, which barely exists) end at Hunter Park and on the other side, Hickory, Bement, and Larned take their places, but offset. I’m curious how it developed that way. Sadly, I don’t know the history of Hunter Park and should try to look into that sometime.

Looking west into Hunter Park, with the Henry Davis stamp visible.

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Regent St., Henry Davis, 1955

On the east side of Regent Street between Kalamazoo and Elizabeth (500 block), this fading Henry Davis stamp sits quietly.

Looking north on Regent. I like that yard’s stone retaining wall. I’m always a bit envious of houses with raised yards and steps up. There’s something I like about that look.

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Horton St., Henry Davis, 1955

This stamp, and an even fainter one like it, can be found on the east side of Horton Street between Michigan and Jerome.

I can’t find out much about Henry Davis. I’ve only turned up brief ads for waterproofing and concrete work (“satisfaction guaranteed”) in The Lansing State Journal‘s classifieds from 1952 until about 1955. In 1952 the ads were for Henry Davis and Sons, but after that they were just plain Henry Davis. Perhaps the sons weren’t interested in the business after all.

Looking south on Horton toward Michigan. The stamp is on the nearest full slab.

The stamp is alongside the Gabriels Community Credit Union on the corner of Horton and Michigan. The credit union was originally set up to serve the nearby Catholic church, the Church of the Resurrection.