A view of the north side of Grand River in the 1940s. John Cowley & Sons pub was Buck’s Liquors. To the right, next to the Farmington Civic Theater, was a sandwich shop.

Historic photo from the Farmington Community Library Heritage Room. Contemporary photo by Maria Taylor.

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