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 […]
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Good work, Township! You now look like every other chain-glutted strip mall wasteland in America.
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Rants, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1964, bowling, fast food, Golfside, good design, 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
Where does the beauty of Ann Arbor stop, and the Ypsi Ugly begin?
When you’re traveling down Washtenaw Avenue, heading toward Ypsilanti from Ann Arbor, at what point do you feel overwhelmed by the ugliness? At what point does it become clear to you that you’re no longer among the sophisticated intellectuals of Ann Arbor? Is there perhaps a particular house, storefront or other landmark that, every time […]