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VII. Community Resources and Activities

Transportation
Stores and Services
Hospital
Community Offices
Spiritual Opportunities

Transportation

Bus — The Greyhound Bus Station is located at 300 N. Eaton, the Albion Train Depot. Buying tickets ahead of time can save some inconvenience. (One-way tickets can be used up to two months after purchase; and round trip tickets can be used up to one year after purchase).

The bus schedule is as follows:

Eastbound (Detroit)
12:10 p.m.
2:40 p.m.
6:30 p.m. (Fri./Sun.)

Westbound (Chicago)
10:20 a.m.
5:05 p.m.
3:25 p.m. (Fri./Sun.)

For further information and special rates, call the station, 629-7373.

Plane — Kalamazoo Airport is an hour west and is serviced by several national and commuter airlines. Lansing’s airport is about an hour north and is serviced by six national and international airlines. Detroit’s Metro Airport is approximately an hour and a half drive east and is serviced by all major national and international airlines.

Train — The Amtrak Station is located just off Clinton and Michigan Avenues (one block behind Post Office), at the Albion Train Depot, 300 N. Eaton. Trains depart for points east and west once a day.

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Stores and Services

Banks and Savings and Loan Associations

 

Chemical Bank, Albion 1301 N. Eaton St. 629-9178
Citizens Bank (Downtown) 207 S. Superior St. 629-9406
Homestead Savings Bank 415 S. Superior St. 629-5588
United Educational Credit Union 118 E. Ash St. 629-3100

Department/Discount Stores

 

Family Dollar Store

1507 N. Eaton St.

Pamida Discount Center 1450 N. Eaton St.

Dollar General Stores

110 S. Eaton St.
1456 N. Eaton St.

Dry Cleaners and Laundries

 

Five Points Laundromat

116 Clark St.

One-Hour Martinizing

205 Cass St.

Grocery and Snack Stores

 

Felpausch Food Center

1406 N. Eaton St.

Short Stoppe

116 Clark St.

Pharmacies

 

Felpausch Drugs

1402 N. Eaton St.

629-2286

Park’s Drug Store

318 S. Superior St. 629-9481

Young’s Pharmacy

120 Clark St. 629-2900

Miscellaneous

 

Anna’s House of Flowers

315 E. Michigan Ave.

629-5583

Clark’s Flowers

407 Perry St. 629-2131

College Bookstore

Kellogg Center 629-0305
Jolly Green Junction 28069 C Drive North 629-6546

Motels/Inns

 

Albion Heritage Bed and Breakfast

517 E. Michigan Ave.

629-3550

Best Western Albion

27644 C Drive North 629-9411

Palmer House Inn Bed and Breakfast

108 W. Erie St.

629-0001

Super 9 Inn 400 B Drive North 629-3966
Wilde Oaks Guest Suites 903 Cram Lane 629-4678

Restaurants

 

Albion Garden

1410 N. Eaton St.

629-8344

Alice’s Diner

300 Austin Ave. 629-6242

Arby’s Restaurant

27790 C Drive North

629-5890

Burger King 1508 N. Eaton St. 629-2882
Cascarelli’s of Albion (Tavern) 116 S. Superior St. 629-3675
Charlie’s of Albion (Tavern) 111 W. Porter St. 629-9582
Davan's 301 N. Clinton St. 629-8530
Domino’s Pizza 101 S. Superior St. 630-0020
Eat Shop Kellogg Center, Albion College 629-0385
Frosty Dan’s (Ice Cream) 1455 N. Eaton St. 629-8165
The Full Moon 200 B. Drive North 629-0627
Hungry Howie’s 111 W. Cass St. 629-2924
Kentucky Fried Chicken 1317 N. Eaton St. 629-5007
Lopez Taco House 205 N. Superior St. 629-2800
McDonald’s of Albion 1507 N. Eaton St. 629-2092
New China 118 E. Michigan Ave. 629-9199
The Phoenix 207 N. Superior St. 629-3080
Picadilly Place 103 S. Superior St. 630-8255
Pizza Hut 1435 N. Eaton St. 629-2137
Subway 200 S. Superior St. 629-6776
Sweet Tooth 117 S. Superior St. 629-8846

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Hospital

 

Oaklawn Hospital 200 N. Madison, Marshall 629-2630

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Community Offices

 

City Manager 629-5535
City Clerk 629-5535
Albion Recorder (Newspaper) 629-3984
Fire Dept. (Fire Only) 911
(Non-emergency) 629-3933
Mayor’s Office 629-5535
Parking Violation Bureau 629-5535
Parks Dept. (Victory Park) 629-9313
Police Dept. 629-3933
Public Library 629-3993

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Spiritual Opportunities

For an updated list of interfaith communities around the city of Albion, visit: http://www.albion.edu/chaplain.


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