Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society

Fred Wilkins MMA 1906

GWBHS — Sat, 13 Sep 2003 07:00:00 +0000

Fred C. Wilkins (Owner of Wilkins Corner) at the Michigan Military Academy (MMA) in April of 1906.

Fred and Bertha Wilkins

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Fred and Bertha Wilkins (April 1939).

Wilkins Corner

GWBHS — Thu, 11 Sep 2003 07:00:00 +0000

Wilkins Corner restaurant in West Bloomfield.

Fred Wilkins At Wilkins

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Fred Wilkins at Wilkins Corner restaurant (January 10, 1955).

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wilkins at Res

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Wilkins Corner – Fred and Bertha Wilkins at Wilkins Corner restaurant (Jan 10, 1955).

Wilkins Bar

GWBHS — Sun, 07 Sep 2003 07:00:00 +0000

Wilkins Bar probably early 1940’s

Wilkins Bar

GWBHS — Sat, 06 Sep 2003 07:00:00 +0000

Wilkins Bar

Wilkins Corner about 1925

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Wilkins Corners – about 1925 (possibly the gas station owned by Fred C. Wilkins before converted into a restaurant).

First gas station in Orchard Lake Wilkins

GWBHS — Mon, 11 Aug 2003 07:00:00 +0000

First gas station in Orchard Lake. Right to Left: Fred Wilkins, Manely Bachelor, brother Dorwin T. Wilkins.

Traffic jam at the same intersection looking west down Pontiac Trail.

GWBHS — Sun, 10 Aug 2003 07:00:00 +0000

Traffic jam at the same intersection looking west down Pontiac Trail. Man in the foreground is pumping water for his steaming radiator. So many did this the well went dry. Both these views date back to around 1921.