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Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo is in Kalamazoo County, with approximately 74,000 residents.

Well-Known Places in Kalamazoo

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Bell's Brewery.

Kalamazoo Business Districts

• Downtown Kalamazoo
• Westnedge Hill
• Drake Road Corridor

Major Employers in Kalamazoo

Western Michigan University, Stryker Corporation, Bronson Healthcare, Pfizer.

About Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo is a southwest Michigan city midway between Chicago and Detroit, famous as the birthplace of the Gibson guitar and home to the first outdoor pedestrian shopping mall in the United States. Its odd, memorable name inspired a chart-topping 1942 Glenn Miller hit and a tourism slogan insisting the place is real. Today it is anchored by medical technology, pharmaceuticals, Western Michigan University, and Bell's Brewery.

History of Kalamazoo

• The Kalamazoo Mall opened on Burdick Street on August 19, 1959, built for about $60,000, drawing national attention and the 'Mall City' nickname.

Landmarks and Places in Kalamazoo

• Kalamazoo Mall, the pioneering 1959 car-free pedestrian shopping street on Burdick Street.
• Western Michigan University campus, including the medical school.

The Kalamazoo Economy

• Stryker Corporation, a medical technology company, was founded in Kalamazoo in 1941 and was headquartered there until 2023.
• The Upjohn Company, a pharmaceutical firm founded in 1886, later merged into Pfizer; its former facilities now house Western Michigan University's medical school and Zoetis research.
• Western Michigan University, including the Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, is a major employer and educational anchor.

Community Life in Kalamazoo

• The Gibson Guitar Corporation was founded here by Orville Gibson in 1902 and built instruments in Kalamazoo before relocating to Nashville by 1984.
• The Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival and the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International are held in the city.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, wkmi.com