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The collapse of Cross Street Station

By Mark | April 19, 2010

A reader of the site just sent this photo to me. I’d heard a while ago, from the former manager of the bar, that the roof had fallen in, but it’s amazing to actually see it. I think I’ve mentioned it here before, but this is where, about 17 years ago, I met Linette. I’d […]

Posted in History, Mark's Life, Ypsilanti | Also tagged analogies, Cross Street, Cross Street Station, historic places, Linette Lao, metaphors, Oliva, palces that need to be marked by a plaque, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, roof collapse, Ward Tomich, Yeti Load | 16 Comments

Cross Street Station reunion

By Mark | October 25, 2009

Linette and I first met about 16 years ago in an Ypsilanti bar called Cross Street Station. It’s been closed for several years now, but apparently quite a few people still have fond memories of the filthy, old place that, for whatever reason, agreed to book my band when few Ann Arbor clubs would. The […]