Kalamazoo's Municipal Election of 1912 - Socialism in One City Was it a political April Fools’ trick? That might have been the thinking of Kalamazoo’s political leaders when they awakened on the morning of April 2, 1912, the day after local elections were held.
Uneasy Years: Jewish Life During Depression and War Kalamazoo’s Jewish community is nearly as old as the city. In 1844, 16 years after pioneer Titus Bronson first arrived, Mannes Israel, an itinerant Jewish merchant, opened a dry goods store on Main Street.
Kalamazoo During the Great Depression The Great Depression left its mark on Kalamazoo. In an effort to stimulate employment, local, state, and federal governments provided funds for projects intended to create jobs.