By Mark | September 25, 2017
A few days ago, while walking aimlessly through downtown Ypsilanti, I found myself trying to remember what Pears, the men’s clothing store that used to be 100 West Michigan Avenue, in the space now occupied by Dalat, used to sell. All I can picture is a rack of very old, wide-collared “Playboy” brand pajamas, all […]
Posted in History, Photographs, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Black Stone, daily life, Dalat, First Fridays, Go Ice Cream, Haab's, International Village, oral history, pajamas, participatory democracy, Pears Clothing, Playboy, privacy, Retail, Riverside Arts Center, time capsule, Water Street, Ypsilanti |
Over the weekend, Linette and I went to Big George’s in Ann Arbor, in hopes of finding a camera to replace the one that fell to its death after being catapulted off my belly like a bullet and into a brick wall, only to find that they no longer sell cameras. I know this probably […]
