The stories of Kalamazoo County, MI
8 narrated audio stories from across Kalamazoo County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Former Gibson factory
The Sound Built on Parsons Street
How Kalamazoo-made Gibson guitars helped reshape American music.
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When Influenza Overtook Camp Custer
A wartime training camp became a public-health catastrophe in 1918.
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Where Gibson Began to Change the Sound
How Orville Gibson’s carved instruments remade Kalamazoo’s musical identity.
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How a Mandolin Made Kalamazoo Sing
From Orville Gibson’s mandolins to a city remade by guitars.
Fort Custer Training Center
From Farm Fields to Camp Custer
How farmland became a wartime city for the 85th Division.
Kalamazoo Mall
When Kalamazoo Gave a Street Back to People
How a downtown street closure became a national urban-planning experiment.
Kalamazoo Mall
When the Street Closed, and Then Returned
How Kalamazoo kept the mall idea alive by changing it.
Kalamazoo Mall
When Kalamazoo Asked Cars to Step Aside
How one downtown street became a national test of pedestrian life.
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