I bought a movie on a whim through Amazon the other day. I’d never seen it before, but, from what I could tell, it seemed like the kind of thing that I’d like. Among other things, the cast included a number of actresses that I happen to be quite fond of, including Katharine Hepburn, Lucille […]
Tag Archives: good design
On the movie Stage Door, and buying stuff through my Amazon store
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life Also tagged Adolphe Menjou, Amazon, Andre, Andrea Leeds, Aunt Agatha's, butchering, chicken, Cornelia Bullock, Cross Street Books, e-commerce, Facts of Life, fast talking dames, Film, Footlights Club, Gail Patrick, Ginger Rogers, Gone with the Wind, Katharine Hepburn, lamb, local, movie reviews, Murph, My Man Godfrey, Olivia de Havilland, screwball comedy, shameless self-promotion, Stage Door, the future of this site, things that make Mark happy 10 Comments
Good work, Township! You now look like every other chain-glutted strip mall wasteland in America.
I try not to rant too much here. Believe it or not, I restrain myself for the most part. I try, as best as I can, to limit my posts to subjects where I believe I have positive, constructive things to add. That’s not so much the case tonight, though. There’s nothing positive left to […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Rants, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1964, bowling, fast food, Golfside, hideous places, historic preservation, local economy, retaining Ypsi businesses, sense of place, sign museum, South Dakota, Starkweather House, Washtenaw Avenue, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, Wes Prater, Ypsi Arbor Bowl, Ypsilanti Historical Society 9 Comments
Who gets the Ypsi Arbor sign when the bowling alley folds?
It looks as though the Ypsi Arbor Bowl is closing in May, after more than 45 years in business. While it sucks that we’ll no longer have a local bowling alley, the thing that bothers me more is the thought that the iconic sign out in front of the building might no longer grace that […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Other, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1964, bowling, local economy, retaining Ypsi businesses, Washtenaw Avenue, Ypsi Arbor Bowl, Ypsilanti Historical Society 34 Comments