Ann Arbor observed : selections from Then & now /

A quarter-century compilation of articles about the history of Ann Arbor from the Ann Arbor Observer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shackman, Grace
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Public Buildings and Institutions
  • The 1838 Jail
  • The County Poorhouse
  • The Private Hospital Era
  • Ann Arborâ#x80;#x99;s Carnegie Library
  • Red Howard, Small-Town Cop
  • The Farmersâ#x80;#x99; Market
  • The University of Michigan
  • The Detroit Observatory
  • The Remarkable Legacy of Francis Kelsey
  • The Botanical Gardens
  • When Football Players Danced the Cancan
  • Lane Hall
  • Inglis House
  • Transportation
  • Orange Risdonâ#x80;#x99;s 1825 Map
  • The Michigan Central Depot
  • Ann Arborâ#x80;#x99;s â#x80;#x9C;Otherâ#x80;#x9D; Railroad
  • Ann Arborâ#x80;#x99;s Streetcars109 Catherineâ#x80;#x94;Car Age Services
  • The Ann Arbor Cooperative Society
  • Industry
  • The Rise and Fall of Allenâ#x80;#x99;s Creek
  • Henry Krauseâ#x80;#x99;s Tannery
  • The Athens Press on Main Street
  • 439 Fifth Street: From Drinking Spot to Play Yard
  • The Artificial Ice Company
  • The West Side Dairy
  • Downtown Ann Arbor
  • L. W. Cole and the Michigan Argus
  • John Haarer Photography Studio
  • Hoelzleâ#x80;#x99;s Butcher Shop and Metzgerâ#x80;#x99;s Restaurant
  • Prochnowâ#x80;#x99;s Dairy Lunch
  • Justin Trubey and the Ice Cream Trade
  • Recreation and Culture
  • Ottoâ#x80;#x99;s BandAnn Arborâ#x80;#x99;s Municipal Beach
  • The Roy Hoyer Dance Studio
  • The Broadway Bridge Parks
  • Cinemaâ#x80;#x99;s First Century
  • Social Fabric and Communities
  • The Underground Railroad in Ann Arbor
  • Dixboro
  • Delhi Village
  • The Story of the Schwaben Halle
  • A Tale of Two Lakes
  • Architecture
  • Cobblestone Houses in Washtenaw County
  • The Remarkable History of the Kempf House
  • Ann Arborâ#x80;#x99;s Oldest Apartments
  • Alden Dowâ#x80;#x99;s Ann Arbor