On Christmas Eve 1956, fire destroyed the Wooden Shoe Factory and Wooden Shoe Restaurant, newly relocated along the U.S.-31 bypass at 16th Street. But rebuilding didn t take long.
The Wooden Shoe Factory was, for decades, one of the most visited businesses in Holland. Learn more about the Van Tongeren family and how the tradition began.
Hermanus Boone loved horses. He was born in 1840 and married Helena Pfanstiehl in 1866. His family was often in possession of Holland s City Hotel, also known as Hotel Holland or Holland Hotel.
A number of Holland heirlooms thought lost to time aren t lost at all. In fact, they remain on display, many of them brightly lit, in the headquarters of TNT Roofing.
Like his brother, Ben, Dirk Blikan Kikkert (DBK) Van Raalte was a patriot and businessman. He was also a politician. Dirk was born in 1844 in Ommen, The Netherlands. He was the third son and fourth child of Albertus and Christina Van Raalte.