Clawson Historical Museum

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• 1920s businesses:
• Clawson grew rapidly in the 1920s, so much so that the Village adopted the motto "The Pivot of Progress" in 1928. Many new businesses sprang up along 14 Mile (The Clawson Road) and Main Street, supplying the growing populace with everyday needs....  View Exhibit Page
  
  
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• 1950s Clawson Michigan:
• Clawson experienced a boom in building and businesses during the 1950s. Many new neighborhoods were constructed to house returning GIs and new businesses sprouted up to serve the burgeoning community....  View Exhibit Page
  
  
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• Blair Memorial Library:
• The Blair Memorial Library was started in 1929 when Frank Blair donated the 1863 farmhouse built by his grandfather, Samuel Blair, to the Village. Frank and his brother Maurice and sister, Minnie, grew up in the house, and Frank requested the library...  View Exhibit Page
  
  
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• Aerial Views:
• Aerial views of Clawson Michigan. Some taken from the old water tower at Webik and West 14 Mile, some taken from the air. Some show extensive flooding in 1947-48 prior to construction of the 12 Town Drain....  View Exhibit Page
  
  
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• Transportation in Clawson Michigan:
• Planes, Trains, Automobiles, boats, buses....all of these options were used to bring people to Michigan and ultimately to Clawson. Here is a sampling of some of the things people used to get around Clawson....  View Exhibit Page
  
  
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• Houses in Clawson Michigan:
• A sampling of houses around the city, from early days to the present....  View Exhibit Page
  
  
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• Streets:
• Views of streets in Clawson Michigan from the throughout the 20th century...  View Exhibit Page
  
  

Clawson Historical Museum 41 Fisher Court, Clawson, Michigan 48017 historicalmuseum@cityofclawson.com