Battle Creek
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | Kurt Thornton | ISBN: | 9781439642849 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | April 7, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kurt Thornton |
| ISBN: | 9781439642849 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | April 7, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
In the 1960s, Battle Creek was a successful industrial town known around the world as the �Cereal City� due to the area�s largest employers, the ready-to-eat breakfast food companies of Ralston Foods, the Kellogg Company, and the Post division of General Foods. As these long-established businesses began to downsize, automate, and relocate, the community met the new economic and social challenges by developing a downtown pedestrian mall, converting a former military base into a vibrant industrial park, and merging two municipalities into the third-largest city (by area) in Michigan. These changes, along with many others, have continued to guide this Midwestern community into the 21st century.
In the 1960s, Battle Creek was a successful industrial town known around the world as the �Cereal City� due to the area�s largest employers, the ready-to-eat breakfast food companies of Ralston Foods, the Kellogg Company, and the Post division of General Foods. As these long-established businesses began to downsize, automate, and relocate, the community met the new economic and social challenges by developing a downtown pedestrian mall, converting a former military base into a vibrant industrial park, and merging two municipalities into the third-largest city (by area) in Michigan. These changes, along with many others, have continued to guide this Midwestern community into the 21st century.
