In this Book
- Ann Arbor Observed: Selections from Then and Now
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
summary
Twenty-five years ago Grace Shackman began to document the history of Ann Arbor’s buildings, events, and people in the Ann Arbor Observer. Soon Shackman’s articles, which depicted every aspect of life in Ann Arbor during the city’s earlier eras, became much-anticipated regular stories. Readers turned to her illuminating minihistories when they wanted to know about a particular landmark, structure, personality, organization, or business from Ann Arbor’s past.
Packed with photographs from Ann Arbor of yesteryear and the present day, Ann Arbor Observed compiles the best of Shackman’s articles in one book divided into eight sections: public buildings and institutions, the University of Michigan, transportation, industry, downtown Ann Arbor, recreation and culture, social fabric and communities, and architecture.
For long-time residents, Ann Arbor expatriates, University of Michigan alumni, and visitors alike, Ann Arbor Observed provides a rare glimpse of the bygone days of a town with a rich and varied history.
Grace Shackman is a history columnist for the Ann Arbor Observer, the Community Observer, and the Old West Side News, as well as a writer for University of Michigan publications. She is the author of two previous books: Ann Arbor in the 19th Century and Ann Arbor in the 20th Century.
Packed with photographs from Ann Arbor of yesteryear and the present day, Ann Arbor Observed compiles the best of Shackman’s articles in one book divided into eight sections: public buildings and institutions, the University of Michigan, transportation, industry, downtown Ann Arbor, recreation and culture, social fabric and communities, and architecture.
For long-time residents, Ann Arbor expatriates, University of Michigan alumni, and visitors alike, Ann Arbor Observed provides a rare glimpse of the bygone days of a town with a rich and varied history.
Grace Shackman is a history columnist for the Ann Arbor Observer, the Community Observer, and the Old West Side News, as well as a writer for University of Michigan publications. She is the author of two previous books: Ann Arbor in the 19th Century and Ann Arbor in the 20th Century.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page and Copyright
- pp. iii-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. v-vi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-3
- Public Buildings and Institutions
- The 1838 Jail
- pp. 4-7
- The County Poorhouse
- pp. 8-10
- The Private Hospital Era
- pp. 11-23
- Ann Arbor’s Carnegie Library
- pp. 24-26
- Red Howard, Small-Town Cop
- pp. 27-30
- The Farmers’ Market
- pp. 31-38
- The University of Michigan
- The Detroit Observatory
- pp. 39-43
- The Botanical Gardens
- pp. 53-56
- Inglis House
- pp. 70-73
- Transportation
- Orange Risdon’s 1825 Map
- pp. 74-80
- The Michigan Central Depot
- pp. 81-83
- Ann Arbor’s “Other” Railroad
- pp. 84-90
- Ann Arbor’s Streetcars
- pp. 91-94
- 109 Catherine—Car Age Services
- pp. 95-98
- The Ann Arbor Cooperative Society
- pp. 99-101
- Industry
- The Rise and Fall of Allen’s Creek
- pp. 102-109
- Henry Krause’s Tannery
- pp. 110-112
- The Athens Press on Main Street
- pp. 113-117
- The Artificial Ice Company
- pp. 121-123
- The West Side Dairy
- pp. 124-127
- Downtown Ann Arbor
- L. W. Cole and the Michigan Argus
- pp. 128-133
- John Haarer Photography Studio
- pp. 134-139
- Prochnow’s Dairy Lunch
- pp. 145-147
- Justin Trubey and the Ice Cream Trade
- pp. 148-151
- Recreation and Culture
- Otto’s Band
- pp. 152-156
- Ann Arbor’s Municipal Beach
- pp. 157-160
- The Roy Hoyer Dance Studio
- pp. 161-165
- The Broadway Bridge Parks
- pp. 166-172
- Cinema’s First Century
- pp. 173-185
- Social Fabric and Communities
- The Underground Railroad in Ann Arbor
- pp. 186-201
- Delhi Village
- pp. 207-210
- The Story of the Schwaben Halle
- pp. 211-218
- A Tale of Two Lakes
- pp. 219-226
- Architecture
- Cobblestone Houses in Washtenaw County
- pp. 227-231
- The Remarkable History of the Kempf House
- pp. 232-235
- Ann Arbor’s Oldest Apartments
- pp. 236-244
- Alden Dow’s Ann Arbor
- pp. 245-259
- Frank Lloyd Wright in Ann Arbor
- pp. 260-271
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472024674
Related ISBN(s)
9780472031757
MARC Record
OCLC
613192832
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2013-02-13
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006