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 […]
Tag Archives: retaining Ypsi businesses
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, hideous places, historic preservation, local economy, 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, good design, local economy, Washtenaw Avenue, Ypsi Arbor Bowl, Ypsilanti Historical Society 34 Comments
Screen-printing company VG Kids begins moving into their new Ypsilanti location
For those who are interested, here’s some video footage of the VG Kids crew moving their equipment over to their new Ypsilanti location. [note: This video is dedicated to the reader calling himself Phonies In Reality, who said emphatically, in a series of comments left on this site not too long ago, that there was […]