From Labor To Race Relations To Grasshoppers, Traverse City Had A Rough Time 100 Years Ago
By Ross Boissoneau | Oct. 17, 2021
Were things actually “better back then” in Traverse City? On the next several Sundays, The Ticker takes a look back at the town’s history during several milestone periods. This week, we look back 100 years, when Traverse City was a small bustling town in what still felt like the far, far northern reaches of the Wolverine State.
Though its population was around 4,000 people around 1921, it was actually home to two opera houses. While the Steinberg Opera House eventually succumbed to fire, today the City Opera House remains a vibrant cultural center.
That had been the case since it was built in 1892. The City Opera House had hosted ...
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