39 years ago today a tornado struck the heart of downtown Kalamazoo - and in its wake it left five dead, seventy-nine injured, and over fifty million dollars in total property damage.
Among the downtown damage was Bronson Park, including the tree which had shaded Abraham Lincoln when he addressed Kalamazoo in 1856, the Comerica Building and the brick wall of the seven-story Gilmore Brothers Department Store.
Read more about the 1980 Tornado here: https://bit.ly/2W6ECv0
Photo: Amy Jastrzembski
